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To not invite this woman to my wedding?

210 replies

lamenamechange · 01/10/2012 11:21

Obviously namechanged for this. Sorry if its long or doesn't make sense, I am on my phone!

Having a chat with dp last night about our upcoming nuptials and who he was planning on inviting from his work. The whole company only has about 15 employees and he works closely everyday with 7 of them. He has been there nearly 2 years, only two others have been in his team longer than that, the rest he has known less than a year. I have met the older employees a few times and really like them, newer ones only met once.

Anyway he really wants to invite one woman who I really did not click with at all. I have no problem with him having female friends or inviting women, the two other females I really like. I casually said well if you are trying to narrow it down I'd rather she didn't come as I personally don't like her, clash of personality etc.

His reaction really shocked me. Said I was a nasty horrible person if I wanted to leave her out and he would much rather she was there than some of his other colleagues.

I certainly wasn't feeling jealous before but I am now! He talks about her everyday, if there is ever a story about work its always come from her or about her. Ge is out with them all this weekend and insists on getting a lift there and back with her, although another colleague will be there too. The only time he has ever deleted messages on his phone was to her, although it was only once.

Anyway am I being ridiculous? Should I just suck it up and admit i'm being stupid and have her there to make dp happy or should I be feeling uncomfortable on my wedding day?

Am I being a paranoid freak?

OP posts:
lamenamechange · 02/10/2012 11:58

Its fine he's not inviting her.

He sees it as he works with these people everyday yet half of his family he doesn't really speak to as most of them live miles away. He would rather have people there who he actually speaks to iykwim?

Just dreading the xmas party and having to face her then. I hope to god they don't sit me near her!

OP posts:
YouOldSlag · 02/10/2012 12:05

He sees it as he works with these people everyday yet half of his family he doesn't really speak to as most of them live miles away. He would rather have people there who he actually speaks to iykwim?

I sort of see his point except that family are family forever and colleagues can be fleeting. I invited loads of colleagues to my wedding 6 years ago and haven't seen any of them since! Anyway the fact the family live miles away makes it even more important to bring them together for a wedding.

Enjoy your day lamenamechange

fuckadoodlepoopoo · 02/10/2012 12:22

Why was he always accusing you of wanting to be with other men?

JustFabulous · 02/10/2012 13:46

Whether he is having an affair, a flirtation, or nothing at all is almost irrelevant. What shouts out to me is he is treating you like shit. You, the mother of his children, the person he says he loves and wants to be with above all others. He is treating you like crap and is not trying to make you feel better but is calling you names.

YouOldSlag · 02/10/2012 16:28

good point Justfabulous.

OP, are you deep down, 100% sure that this impending marriage is for you?

XiCi · 02/10/2012 16:52

So to recap he's irrational, controlling, untrustworthy and verbally abusive and yet you seem to be sweeping all this under the carpet. Sitting by her at the xmas party is the least of your worries. Does he speak to you like this in front of the children? Id be worried about what sort of example I was setting re their future relationships if he does

Floggingmolly · 02/10/2012 17:11

It's fine, he's not inviting her. It's not really fine at all, is it?
I agree with XiCi, you do seem extraordinarily accepting of both his behaviour, and the nonsensical explanations he's so far patronised you with.

YouOldSlag · 02/10/2012 17:44

He may not be inviting her now, but that's just the tip of the iceberg as far as his other treatment of you goes.

YouOldSlag · 03/10/2012 17:42

OP, how are things?

Mayisout · 03/10/2012 18:01

yet half of his family he doesn't really speak to as most of them live miles away

My DD doesn't ever speak to her Great Aunt Ettie but we invited her to the wedding, it was a family thing (with friends too).

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