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AIBU to not want to see this billy bullshitter again

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Mrsbattleaxe · 31/10/2015 11:09

For the first time 4 weeks ago we met my best friends future DH. Me and her have been friends forever and when we see my friend she comes straight after work.
we all (me her, her DP and my DH) went to a comedy show and had to travel so we spent nearly all day in there company.

It was a mutual feeling between me and DH that by the end of the evening we couldn't stand him. I'm not sure if it was a personality clash but he constantly wanted to talk about money and I find it pretty vulgar especially when it's strangers. He is the type of person that hasn't done much but whatever you've done he's done twice and knows a mate who's done it four times. And what you should of done was.....
It becomes quite tiresome after a while.

We have had people in our lives like this before but not this bad. He had only just met me and said "I'm not being funny but that dress makes you look really fat" I might be carrying a few extra pounds but over the years I've lost 5 stone! And am now a comfortable 10/12.

My friends text me quite a few times about all meeting up again. We can't on the dates suggested but my DH and me really don't want to go. DH says that one of us should really speak to her and tell we find him too much.

It's not the first time he's been pulled up on it as when they were dating he told my friends parents how he owned a house with his ex. That turned out to be rubbish as he was only renting. She told me she had to have words to tell him to stop the bullshit. So she is aware of it and did pull him up on it a few times.

My DH says I should be straight with my friend and tell her he's not our cup of tea. I disagree and think we should say nothing and be busy for the foreseeable future. As previously I've found when people have the billy bullshit trait if you don't enable them and feed off there lies then they don't bother with you.

WWUD? Honesty or say nothing?

OP posts:
TendonQueen · 31/10/2015 13:07

Since she was in the conversation, you can say, 'Look, I'm sure you noticed he was rude and not particularly nice when we met up, so to be quite honest we don't really want to spend more time with him'. She may say he's lovely really / usually in which case you can say 'is he really? Because I'm a bit worried about you spending the rest of your life with him' and see if that gets her to open up.

trian · 31/10/2015 15:00

if my best friend was planning to marry someone like that i'd be seriously worried for them and their future happiness (and for any kids they might have, imagine that as your role model?!) and the fact that I couldn't stand the idiot would be secondary. I'd definitely want to talk to them in as gentle a way as possible to see why they want to be the idiot etc etc

Destinysdaughter · 31/10/2015 15:07

Please tell your friend not to marry him!

Scarydinosaurs · 31/10/2015 15:08

^^ Tenderqueen has the answer.

I feel sorry for her.

Aeroflotgirl · 31/10/2015 15:14

You say she is your best friend, I would be totally honest with her, and tell her what you feel. He sounds vile, and rude, I am not surprised you do not want to be in his company.

Jackie0 · 31/10/2015 15:32

I would tell her, she won't be surprised

SolidGoldBrass · 31/10/2015 15:39

He's an abusive, woman-hating prick and your friend, sadly, is someone who (for any mixture of the various reasons women fall for abusive woman-hating pricks and can't bring themselves to leave) is not ready to walk away from him even though it would be the best thing she could do.
Your best bet is probably to be honest but careful - you would rather not socialise with someone who was so rude to you, but you do want to spend time with her, just the two of you. She may need your support in the future to get rid of him.

Muckogy · 31/10/2015 15:44

how long was she single before she met him?
what age is she?

yeah, he's a wanker.
she's marrying the wooden spoon, but what can you do?
eventually, he'll pull her down with him and she'll be sorry.

ReggaeShark · 31/10/2015 15:47

SurleyCue and TendonQueen have got it right. Heed what they say OP

ShamelessBreadAddict · 31/10/2015 15:51

Yanbu he sounds awful OP! Agree with yorksha, the bullshitting could have been down to nerves, but openly insulting you is really rude.

HorseyCool · 31/10/2015 16:12

How long have they been together and do you think that she delayed for you to meet him as she knows what he is like?

I would say something along the lines of how nights out as a couple are hard to organise and keep up the friendship with her.

Could he have behaved so badly to try to alienate your friend from you?

AlwaysHope1 · 31/10/2015 16:14

To be honest, I would judge your friend too. She knows full well he's an idiot but she's with him. You need to be upfront with her, why tip toe to make her feel better when she knows already??

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