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AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

Or is this just not on?

63 replies

QuickQuickSloe · 19/05/2012 08:36

my husband is adamant that I am being unreasonable and that my friend did nothing wrong but I really think her behaviour was odd and not a nice way to treat a friend.

I'll throw it open to the MN jury and take your advice!

My best friend (bridesmaid at my wedding, I am god mother to her Dd) changed towards me when I was pregnant and made me feel very excluded.

What really bothered me though was the way she also changed with my DH. Whenever we saw her she would pretty much ignore me but ask my husband what his plans for the evening were, inviting him to the pub and to go clubbing. One day I interjected and said we had planned some family time that night (it was boxing day) but she carried on as if I had said nothing and continued pressing my DH to go out with her. Her own husband would be staying home looking after their two dcs. He didnt go but she sent us both texts all night asking if I was going to allow him to go out.

Two weeks later we were at a leaving party for another friend in a bar about 40 minutes drive from home. She was making me feel like such a drama queen for having morning sickness (which always struck around 10pm) that I went to the toilets to eat some dry crackers from my handbag to try and make myself feel better. On my return they had their backs to me and I could see that she was standing very close to my DH with her hand on his arm. I walked up to them to hear her say that the pub would be closing soon. What did he think about sending me home and they could go on to a wine bar and carry on drinking. My DH said that he would be going home with me.

So, what do you think? My DH insists that she was just asking as a friend as she is a partier and just wanted a partner in crime.

I think that you don't ask your friend's husband to go out with you on the piss, especially when your friend really can't come too?

PS. I don't for one minute think that my husband is untrustworthy, she on the other hand has a poor track record on monogamy.

OP posts:
blackeyedsusan · 19/05/2012 10:25

yanbu... and your dh is playing with fire.

Scholes34 · 19/05/2012 10:25

Don't concern yourself with her behaviour. I'm sure your DH has a mind of his own, but it's how he behaves that's most important here. Can you trust him or not?

MarySA · 19/05/2012 10:32

I wouldn't bother with her from now on I'm afraid. She is obviously a complete pain in the neck at best and at worst well we all know what that is. Best avoided from now on I think.

RubyGates · 19/05/2012 10:37

Ring up her husband, ask him out. See what the response from your DH and the friend is.

thebody · 19/05/2012 10:42

Tell her to back away from your dh, tell her you know her game and if she doesn't tell her dh she's flirting with your dh.

Tell your dh she's off limits as a friend and find normal friends.

She's dangerous.

CrispyCod · 19/05/2012 11:03

To me a 'friend' is someone you can trust. Someone you could trust to be alone with your husband and someone who would respect your relationship. She is capable of neither so she's no friend imo. She's dangerous.

I think your husband likes the attention too but because in his eyes he has no intention of acting on her advances he probably sees it all as completely harmless. This isn't fair on you though because your feelings should be taken into consideration and he doesn't appear to be doing that. I wonder how your husband would react if the tables were turned and it was your friends husband doing the same to you, I bet he wouldn't like it for one minute.

I think you've been very calm in how you've dealt with it so far. I know if it was me that bitch would have been put in her place !!! I have had friends before that I have found untrustworthy so they are no longer my friend. There are enough bad people out there, I don't need any more in my life.

AlbertoFrog · 19/05/2012 11:13

As a few others have asked ... where's her husband while all this is going on and what does he have to say on the matter?

I don't think yabu by the way.

pictish · 19/05/2012 11:19

On the face of it yanbu - what does her husband think to all this?

ENormaSnob · 19/05/2012 11:26

Yadnbu, she is no friend.

She is totally after a bit of your dh.

Your dh's response concerns me tbh.

QuickQuickSloe · 19/05/2012 12:09

Her husband is usually at home looking after the kids. I haven't really been paying attention to how he reacts when he is there. He and my DH are really good friends and he keeps asking why they don't see us anymore. This has all come to a head now because he and my DH met for a drink on Wednesday and he got so upset he cried which has made my DH blame me all the more. Aaaaagh! It Is such a ridiculous situation Angry

OP posts:
G1nger · 19/05/2012 12:11

I think your husband is very naive. Her intentions were clear.

sugarice · 19/05/2012 12:19

Her husband cried Shock Sounds like there may be deeper problems afoot in their house perhaps.

MarySA · 19/05/2012 12:42

She's a horror. Her poor husband. Keep well away from this dreadful person would be my advice. How on earth can you be getting the blame for anything.

MadamFolly · 19/05/2012 12:43

It all sounds very Hmm

maristella · 19/05/2012 12:48

Fuck no, she is not a friend of yours!
She was trying to engineer time alone with your DH, and was excluding you.

Your DH is either trying to be super peaceful, or is lapping up the attention. Her behaviour is not your fault!

a true friend is a friend to your marriage.

HecateTrivia · 19/05/2012 12:51

Your husband's friend broke down in tears and your husband can't see that something is wrong here?

Come off it. I do not believe that he doesn't get it.

PickledFanjoCat · 19/05/2012 12:52

No way you are not being unreasonable at all.

xMumof3x · 19/05/2012 13:00

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Secrecy · 19/05/2012 13:05

Wow! She is out of order, and you (you and DH, that is) need to establish some ground rules together if you decide to go out with her again.

Floggingmolly · 19/05/2012 13:15

Her DH got so upset at the fact that you don't get together anymore that he cried, and your DH is blaming you Hmm. You've got bigger problems than you realise Sad

garlicfucker · 19/05/2012 13:15

DH is blaming you????!

GoPoldark · 19/05/2012 13:17

Well, I'd be having a very calm chat with your DH where you cheerfully explain that if her husband is that confused and upset, then your DH hasn't done a very good job of explaining the situation properly - which is that you don't want this person as a friend anymore because you find the way she constantly flirts with your husband and slights you massively irritating and disrespectful.

And ask your DH, would you like me to meet him and explain?

I assume your DH might start hedging quite a lot and you can then say 'Well, it looks very much to me like it's easier for you to blame me for this foursome not working any more. When actually, the fault is with her. And actually, even if it weren't - I've got every right to decide that I no longer want to be a close friend to someone I no longer like or respect, without you trying to override that decision. We'll leave it there, shall we? Because the step on from this point is me starting to think that you are very anxious to stay friends with this pair as a pair because you rather like other women stroking your arm with their tongue balanced on their tits. And you don't want me to think that. So - in future, you leave me to make my own decisions about my own friendships, look after your friendship with your friend, and stay away from his twat of a wife. Ok??'

garlicfucker · 19/05/2012 13:18

Is your frenemy telling her H that they don't see you because you're being some sort of controlling witch, by any chance?

garlicfucker · 19/05/2012 13:18

Oooh, good reply Poldark!

Secrecy · 19/05/2012 13:31

Poldark has style!!!

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