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To be absolutely mortifed mixup of DH and BIL?

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Sexyhouseslippers · 27/03/2015 01:34

DH brother and his wife have come over to visit DH and have a catchup before Easter. I came down to say hello etc. DH and his brother looks very similar I went up to whom i pressumed was DH and in tongue and cheek slapped his bum and muttered something like sexy. BIL turned round looking confused and blushing whilst his wife gave me a disapproving look. I'm in the toilet MN mortified and blushing.
Please tell me I'm not the only one whose done something similar. Blush

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steppedonlego · 27/03/2015 01:40

You're not the only one! Don't worry about it! Tell his wife to reel her neck in. It was a simple mistake!

AlpacaMyBags · 27/03/2015 01:40

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ignatiusjreilly · 27/03/2015 01:57

My grandma did the same thing to her BIL once, and was absolutely mortified too! She was always very 'proper' which made it doubly funny.

In her case, they were identical twins so it was an easy mistake.

One day you'll look back and laugh. I'm sure your BIL and his wife realised it was an innocent mistake as soon as they saw your face! Grin

Happylandpirate · 27/03/2015 03:55

Dont worry my sister once went up to a total stranger in a shop, rested her head on his arm and said "can we go now" thinking it was her DH!!!

ScrambledEggAndToast · 27/03/2015 06:34

I once went and hugged a confused looking Spanish man thinking it was my boyfriend when we were on holiday! Bf just helpfully laughed GrinGrin

Astrid28 · 27/03/2015 07:02

I once gave a stranger a wedgie in a swimming pool - I thought it was my sister Blush

Allinson2014 · 27/03/2015 07:07

I once held a strangers hand (and he walked around with me for a bit) thinking it was exDP.

cleanmyhouse · 27/03/2015 07:14

wedgie-ing a stranger in the swimming pool wins.

IUseAnyName · 27/03/2015 07:19

Lmfao at wedgy in swimming pool!

Marshy · 27/03/2015 07:23

These are hilarious, especially wedgie and 'can we go now'. Have been reading them out to dh and we are in stitches. Thanks for a brilliant start to the day!

GunShotResidue · 27/03/2015 07:31

I hugged a stranger in a shop thinking it was my dad.

One of my friends congratulated DHs brother when I got pregnant.

KenAdams · 27/03/2015 07:36

Hahaha Asttrid

Me and my sister look quite similar and our husbands often mix us up. Nothing like the OP yet thank God!

SorrelForbes · 27/03/2015 07:43

Happylandpirate I did exactly the same thing a couple of years ago. Not only did I rest my head on the poor bloke but I nuzzled into him and kissed his shoulder.

You're not my sister are you? [Grin]

WineAndChocolateyummy · 27/03/2015 07:45

My DH has done that to his brothers ex. TWICE in the space of five mins...and she and I look nothing alike. Think blonde vs dark Smile.

MrsDumbledore · 27/03/2015 07:48

We were once in a play area that had big tents. Dh was playing hide abd seek with dd and went into one of said tents, then jumped out and shouted boo when dd entered the tent. Except it wasn't dd, it was a small girl we didn't know, and she cried her eyes out because she was so scared. Luckily her mum saw the funny side when I explained!

splodgeses · 27/03/2015 07:55

Once had dp's parents round for dinner. They speak with a lot of slangy type words I don't understand and are very huggy too.

After dinner I took several plates into the kitchen to load the dishwasher, dp's dad came out to help but knocked a glass off the side. I was kneeling in front of him picking up glass, and as I stood up, he lentto kiss my cheek and said "Well thanks for the nosh, it was delightful"

Cue me looking to the door and seeing dp and his mum horrified, having only witnessed the last few seconds! Blush

TRexingInAsda · 27/03/2015 09:05

I'm about 5 feet tall and under 7 stone (relevant). Dh and I were on holiday on a boat tour, dh went to look around the boat and came back, there was me and about a 12/13yr old girl, same size, both long blond hair, sitting along a bench, dh stopped in front of her looking out to see and bent down and kissed her on the top of her head!! So mortifying - our faces looking at each other afterwards was like a comedy show, everyone went from horrified, to embarrassed to amused. Dh was quite scared of being killed by her dad arrested for the rest of the boat ride!

crazypuglady · 27/03/2015 09:05

A distant relative was on holiday with her DP. they went into two sops next door to each other. As she came out she saw her DP, head down looking at his phone, walking slowly up the road. So she ran up, jumped on his back and shouted "Yeeeeehaaaaaa cowboy". It wasn't her DP.

We've all done it, laugh it off. If his wife can't see the funny side then she needs more Wine

Happylandpirate · 27/03/2015 09:25

Sorrelforbes - haha don't know where you in a music shop and are you off work sick today? (If you are then hi sister haha!!) Wink

Happylandpirate · 27/03/2015 09:26

Crazypuglady - I have actual tears rolling down my cheeks that's hilarious!!! BlushGrin

bananayellow · 27/03/2015 09:30

At least his wife was witness. Had it just been the two of you, it could have been somewhat awkward...

SorrelForbes · 27/03/2015 09:43

Happylandpirate Alas no, it was in Lakeland and I'm working from home to day (mumsnetting and on-line shoping!). I still cringe every time I think about it. DH was mortified.

SuperFlyHigh · 27/03/2015 09:45

I've done this years ago in a dark music venue/bar to my then boyfriend's brother... only my boyfriend and I had an on/off relationship and I swear he thought I did it on purpose (I didn't!). Shock

JemimaPuddlePop · 27/03/2015 10:07

MrsDumbledore - I did similar but worse in a soft play.

Ds1 was about 18 months and playing in the ball pit of the under 4's area. I was sitting by the entrance, and saw ds1 wander out of the ball pit and over to another area. I went over, picked him up and tickled him and kind of slung him under my arm saying 'come on Mr, let's go get a drink'. I started to walk away then clocked the horrified/alarmed face of a woman standing in front of me (she had her feet spread and looked like she was ready to tackle me to the ground)...and standing just to the side of her, watching with interest was ds1 Blush .

The kid looked remarkably like ds1 from the back...same size, same haircut and same coloured clothes. I dropped him like a hot potato and stuttered my explanation but the woman was none to impressed and continued to watch me carefully until we left!

Discopanda · 27/03/2015 10:13

That's bloody hilarious OP! I've started talking to complete strangers behind me in the supermarket thinking that DP was still there. Once I bumped into a former colleague on a night out and went up to him, gave him a big hug and kiss on the cheek and started asking how he was, how great it was to see him, etc. only for him to look blankly back at me. Turns out it was his twin brother! His girlfriend was not impressed...