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What's that thing people do where they goad you and goad you until finally they get a reaction...?

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TattyDevine · 05/10/2013 07:59

Long story short I have just opted out of a social situation where a couple of male friends were goading me, I was trying to ignore their silliness (they were a bit drunk) and eventually I just said, look, would you think it would be acceptable to be saying that about one of your family members to which you then get "don't twist my words" "we are only trying to wind you up" etc etc.

(For a bit of background they were making jokes about there being no such thing as rape in uni and how they are all gagging for it and how you should be able to buy rohypnol in the student union café. This conversation came about because I mentioned how pleased I was with the security of my 19 year old niece's uni accommodation)

I know there are various things called stonewalling and stuff but does this type of scenario as described above, picking and picking and picking until finally they get a rise then blaming it on you for being oversensitive, does that have a word? Or are they just c*nts, lol.

I could do with some help actually in how to manage these two "friends" and I know there is relationships but I'm all about the traffic right not. Go on Mumsnet sisterhood, give me some strength, my darling husband wants me to go back to this holiday site we are all staying and face these two sexist drunken oiks Confused

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TattyDevine · 05/10/2013 15:00

Well, I've arrived and am about to balance my nutrition with a pot noodle Grin

Everyone is in the pool

For what it's worth I'm not thinking I've missed an opportunity to nip their behaviour in the bud - if I'd done any more than I did last night I doubt they'd even remember - I just did a bottle count!

I now have a clear head thanks to being able to work these issues through and look forward to the next stage.

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TattyDevine · 06/10/2013 10:11

Quick update as I'm on my phone.

Sheep bloke was very, very sheepish - he'd had a conversation with one of the wives whose husband was not present and she calmly told him that as a victim of that crime (I knew she was but he didn't) the subject matter was not for joking under any circumstances. Then, later when we were all there my husband was talking about my niece in a totally different context (babysitter got nights away Grin ) and I saw this look come over sheep guys face as he remembered how the uni rape conversation actually came about - and he put his head in his hands and sort of rubbed his face then looked at me and mouthed "oh feck jeez omg sorry" type sentiments. I gave him a quick smiley eye roll and made a your a nob face. I think he will be cringing for a while.

Asshole one when he saw me gave me a bear hug and said I'm sorry, I said thanks, your an asshole you know that? and he said I can be or something like that.

Then they went off to watch the football in the pub and the wives all had dinner together and some red wine and the wife of asshole slagged him off for loads of other stuff and we all felt rather sorry for her! I would hate to be married to him I really would. Well, I just wouldn't be.

I have forgiven sheep, he was a temporary drunk dick who is a fundamentally decent bloke. Asshole is just that, and will forever be held at arms length, if their marriage survives beyond the next couple of years, which I doubt...

Hope you are all enjoying your Sunday!

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MissStrawberry · 06/10/2013 13:26

Wine for TD.

tethersend · 06/10/2013 13:45

If youre hosting tonight, dont forget that nothing says I forgive you for being a rape apologist like a pitcher of rohypnol margaritas.

YoniMatopoeia · 06/10/2013 13:50

Tatty. I think you have handled the whole thing brilliantly.

Much respect to you

ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee · 06/10/2013 13:54

Thank for the update :)

All's well that ends well... kind of. I do feel for his wife, but then again... she chooses to stay with the buthead?!

Tether Grin except perhaphs a very large... never mind...

Bigbadgladioli · 06/10/2013 14:00

Tosspots. Sound like 16 year olds with no experience of life. From your post, they aren't, so really no excuse.

I would be giving them a big "whatever" re: apology, and never have them in your house again.

Bigbadgladioli · 06/10/2013 14:04

Sorry, missed your last post. Sounds good.

TattyDevine · 06/10/2013 15:08

Tethers - fistbump and Wine

Everyone else Envy

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AlistairSim · 06/10/2013 15:43

Nice one, Tatty!

A much better outcome than if you'd kicked them in the cock.

Thumbwitch · 06/10/2013 16:00

Well I came onto this thread to suggest that the term you were looking for was "Devil's advocate", as in someone who puts the opposing view just to see you get wound up. Or possibly agent provocateur, which is much the same thing, IME.

But I was pretty open-mouthed at what the goading was about! FFS. Glad someone posted that commentary about men who laugh at rape jokes being not as anti-rape as they'd like to think they were.

Glad they're sorry but God I hope they didn't really believe any of their own shit - if they did, especially arsehole man, I feel desperately Sorry for his DD. If anything happened to her, he'd probably think she was "asking for it" by behaving in a provocative fashion Hmm (i.e. being female) because he sounds like that kind of dickhead.

Although Alistair is right, I still kind of wish you had kicked the arsehole in the cock at least...

And, if it's any consolation, I absolutely loathe being wound up about stuff that matters by drunken arseholes, or even sober ones. Anyone who does shit like that purely to upset someone and get a rise out of them needs to get a life and work out a better way to get their jollies because that is tantamount to bullying.

TattyDevine · 06/10/2013 19:03

Shit I did that last post on my phone, and the "everyone else" was supposed to be a heart, not that horrible green grumpy face!!! Sorry!

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Flicktheswitch · 06/10/2013 19:08

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ChippingInNeedsSleepAndCoffee · 06/10/2013 20:50

I wondered why you were either vomiting at us or envious of us... it didn't make much sense Grin

TattyDevine · 07/10/2013 12:05

Hahaha

I pressed on a green heart and got a sick face

Must stop being so gushy, that's what its trying to tell me I think Grin

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