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Friend makes me talk to her partner-would you say something?

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paintitgreennn · 02/10/2023 08:56

So my friend of 10 years has been with her partner 5 years.
He is a nice guy and when in social situations we get along fine.
The annoying thing is when she rings me ,she always puts her partner on the phone to speak to me.
"Oh I'm gonna wash up talk to Chris "
So me and him are on the phone trying to make polite conversation-you can hear the poor sod in the background saying no.
Last night was probably the worst
She rang me and we spoke for 10 mins
She hands him the phone and says she's jumping in the bath
After a few mins I said I'm just going to sort kids out-have a lovely night and tell her il text her later.
Am I wrong to tell her it's making us a bit uncomfortable?

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readbooksdrinktea · 03/10/2023 09:41

Stop going along with it. It's weird.

"That's OK, I have to go, too."

The fabulous thing about mobile phones is that you only have to speak to the person you actually called.

KitchenSinkLlama · 03/10/2023 09:52

They are into partner swapping 😈

Cosmosforbreakfast · 03/10/2023 12:54

Next time she rings put her on to your husband, keep doing it!

Seriously though, when she says she's going, just say 'ok, bye' and hang up, don't even make an excuse.

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DaughterofZion · 03/10/2023 16:07

Aww. Bless her, she sounds sweet.
It’s hilarious and uncomfortable but it’s not the end of the world. I think she’s wanting a jolly friendship between her bff and her dp. Some people like to make everyone in their circle close friends. She sounds like one of those.

Don’t make a fuss. Just tell her it’s uncomfortable and you would like her to stop.

BillyNotQuiteNoMates · 04/10/2023 07:42

Ring her, but tell her that you rang to speak to Chris - everytime.
Tello her that if she’s not too busy, you will have a quick chat when you and Chris have finished your conversation.

Doingmybest12 · 04/10/2023 07:48

Very odd, I'd just say you'll speak to her another time and goodbye. I couldn't be doing with this lovely as he may be.

anareen · 04/10/2023 07:54

BillyNotQuiteNoMates · 04/10/2023 07:42

Ring her, but tell her that you rang to speak to Chris - everytime.
Tello her that if she’s not too busy, you will have a quick chat when you and Chris have finished your conversation.

Even though I would assume this is passive aggressive I found this quite funny! 🤣🙈

BillyNotQuiteNoMates · 05/10/2023 21:51

It was meant to be 😂😂😂

AtrociousCircumstance · 05/10/2023 21:55

@paintitgreennn Please update us after this happens again and let us know which of these techniques you used to get rid of him!

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