Christmas party storm out

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We were having a Christmas party at ours for a group of close friends who we've known for ages. They were all staying over. Towards the end of the night some of us got in our PJs and we were chatting over a nightcap. We started poking fun at one of our best friends (this isn't unusual for said friend) and everyone was laughing and joking. All of a sudden friend stands up, really angry, and says "I'm going for a walk." We apologise for any offence but friend doesn't listen. Friend then stomps upstairs (very noisily), nearly waking up our sleeping baby on the way, grabs coat and walks out of the house.

This is past midnight in a dodgy area. DH runs after friend but friend is already out of sight.

So we sit around for an hour wondering what set friend off. We call friend's phone but it's turned off. It's late and we need to go to bed as baby is an early riser but we can't till friend gets back. Friend finally returns when DH goes out in PJs for second time, storms upstairs and doesn't want to speak about it to anyone.

Is it just me who would get really pissed off at this? I just thought it was, at best, immature (though I guess poking fun at a mate isn't particularly grown up) and overdramatic, and at best rude and inconsiderate towards one's hosts.

It's a bloody joke, for god's sake!

This post even has a happy ending like a Christmas film should, It's a Wonderful Life part 2!!

Because he was the subject of the questioning and (now that I see it from a bigger POV), we were making light of something that he clearly felt strongly about. If he doesn't want to hypothetically sleep with someone who are we to question him and make him feel like he's being ridiculous by not wanting to? It's all quite daft really. But that is honestly how the conversation went, there was no personal attacks although maybe he implied from the conversation that we thought he was a prude or something? I honestly don't know but I realise now it's not for me to second guess.

The conversation does sound pretty innocent and TBH I don't know why you'd call that poking fun but I acknowledge that we sometimes struggle to find precise enough shorthand when starting threads.

I think that there was either a bit more poking fun than you realised or are reporting or there is a wider context of which you are unaware. Maybe something will come out in due course that explains his actions.

Another thought OP, when you said you "all take the piss out of each other" does he take the piss regularly out of others, or just laugh along? Because if he doesn't do badgering or piss taking of other members of the group himself, don't assume he's ok with it. It's often the same people who do the insulting, you might assume because everyone gets targetted at some point it's equal, but look at who's actually doing it (including yourself).

I think some people genuinely struggle with being put on the spot and just laughing things off especially after a skinfull. Could be something to do with the kind of upbringing you had or just a genetic thing. So where as I might or might not protest that no way would I sleep with George Clooney now he is a married man, someone else might actually get very upset and feel they were being not believed for saying the same thing.

Make it up with your friend and move on.

Drink. It has a lot to answer for.

That sounds more like badgering then taking the piss, and it's bloody irritating when people keep on. I wouldn't have been offended and stomped off in that situation but I would have told you to shut the fuck up and stop being annoying