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AIBU?

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To not want BIL to stay almost whole weekend with us?

54 replies

Misty9 · 12/11/2012 19:21

BIL lives fairly local to us (1/2 hr train ride as he doesn't have a car) and is currently (unhappily) single. He and hubby are fairly close and often play ps3 remotely together.

A few weeks ago BIL arranged to come stay on Saturday evening until Sunday, so he could see ds (14 mths). In the end, he turned up sat afternoon and stayed until Monday Shock. It was pretty obvious he'd outstayed his welcome by this point and we all felt pretty uncomfortable come Sunday evening.

So...he's asked to come stay this weekend, same thing sat evening until Monday (when he'd head off to work 6am). I've said no and hubby invited him for Sunday but BIL replied that he's in town sat afternoon and it would be a pain to go all the way home and come back Sunday.

Our weekends are precious as, although dh works from home, he really does work so we don't get much time together until 5pm then ds goes to bed at 6.30pm. AIBU to not want 2 of the 3 weekend evenings taken over by BIL? Last time he was here he spent most the time sat on sofa on his phone (texting and playing games - he's 32 btw) and barely lifted a finger...also eating us out of house and home. He played with ds for maybe half an hour too - when I asked him to occupy him Hmm

We do get on ok, and my own family live about 4-5hr car journey which I'm not thrilled about. If you're local surely a visit only need be a few hours, at most?!

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Whoknowswhocares · 12/11/2012 23:51

So you see OH every night from 5pm and have not had a weekend for several weeks where BIL has visited?
Sounds pretty selfish and unreasonable to me. Does your OH want his brother to come?

FairhairedandFrustrated · 13/11/2012 00:01

My brother did this to both my sisters :). He was very lonely though and he liked the company of their husbands :)

He would stay over, have a beer, play with the kids, he taught almist all the kids how to ride a bike, cos he has the patience of a saint :)

He got married 4 years ago and we hardly see him now. Enjoy your BILs company!!

IloveJudgeJudy · 13/11/2012 00:05

I think you're being a bit unreasonable. YOur DH's bro is probably lonely, as others have said. Why not enjoy him being with you. Perhaps ask him to do stuff as he probably doesn't really know what you would be comfortable with him doing. Ask him to muck in with the cooking, making the teas, playing with DS, etc. Just be a bit generous.

Alisvolatpropiis · 13/11/2012 00:26

I'm on the fence with this one.

Do you usually get on with him? Or is there a long standing history of not really getting on? I only ask because, if you usually get on,I would,in your position let him stay over every now and then,he's obviously lonely. However,if you don't get one and never have,then no,don't let him stay. I don't care how lonely my OH's brother ever gets in the future when his wife leaves him for a nice person he will never be welcome to darken our doorstep. However,were one of his significantly more pleasant friends to be in a similar position,I would happily let them stay as long and as often as they needed.

So it really depends on your relationship generally speaking.

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