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AIBU?

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To avoid visiting this friend and her husband from now on?

93 replies

Mia1079 · 01/11/2015 14:24

One of my new(ish) friends that I met through a hobby about 8 months ago invited me round to her house for lunch with her husband. Now I'm not a prude or anything, but imagine this: everything was normal, we'd just finished having lunch and she said to him:

"I really want an iPad. I know we're meant to be saving money but if you pick one up for me when you go out later, there'll be a blowjob in it for you."

A conversation then ensues where he umm-s and ahhs, says he would need more sexual favours than that and the conversation ends with her poking his tongue out, him saying "don't tongue me!" and her replying, "you've never said that before!"

I'm sat through the whole of this like Confused
Was this weird or am I being unreasonable to have felt really uncomfortable? I don't even know them that well (have only met her husband once before) and with just the three of us sat there, it was so awkward!

Woke up to a text from her this morning..."I managed to convince him to get me an iPad in the end but I had to agree to all sorts of sexual favours lol"

I know they're married. I know they have sex... but I don't want to hear about it. I wouldn't over share details about my relationships so I would appreciate the same (at least with this friend.) AIBU to avoid being alone with these two again?!

OP posts:
Damselindestress · 01/11/2015 19:53

TBH, it sounds like they get off on talking about their sex life in front of others. Her text shows it wasn't just a temporary lapse in judgement. They deliberately put you in an uncomfortable situation, I would avoid them.

Mia1079 · 01/11/2015 20:05

It's her that brought that situation about really. He seemed to be going along with it. She's been getting on my nerves recently anyway. Copying everything I do and making comments that feel like she's getting at me. I think avoiding her is the way to go.

OP posts:
cece · 01/11/2015 20:31

I have a wicker star on my front door Hmm Grin

YakTriangle · 01/11/2015 20:35

The lack of social filter could have been worked around if you wanted to remain friends. But if she's already pissing you off and copying you, definitely avoid in future.

Mummatron3000 · 01/11/2015 20:38

maud i love a good Alan Partridge reference Grin
OP - definitely strange. I would avoid....

SuperFlyHigh · 01/11/2015 22:44

OP - I think they may have been taking the piss out of you if you say she's been copying you and getting at you lately, I think they were trying to get a rise out of you/shock you. so you can rest assured they're probably not swingers but at least you know what wicker hearts in homes mean now! Wink

So avoid, block, ignore! How immature of them!

ihateminecraft · 01/11/2015 23:21

Another one worried about the wicker hearts! Explain!

Happyminimalist · 01/11/2015 23:39

I the on they were just having a laugh.

ZenNudist · 01/11/2015 23:52

Drop her

TheFormidableMrsC · 01/11/2015 23:57

OMG! I have wicker hearts, three in fact, hanging off a ribbon. Went with the decor and filled a blank space beautifully wish it was as exciting as swinging Grin

You're being "recruited" OP...!!!

Tutteredboast · 01/11/2015 23:59

Wicker heart thing has to be a wind-up. Just did a Google on it - nothing! Though, it turns out there's rather a lot of swinging on offer at a Wicker Street Green in Suffolk!

hairbrushbedhair · 02/11/2015 00:06

*Do they have any wicker hearts hanging up in their home?

Wicker hearts are the new Pampas Grass.

(I live on a 70s estate covered in Pampas Grass. I frequently hear peeps shagging.)*

Fuck. I have several. Am I telling my neighbours im a really enthusiastic swinger?!

We also had pampas grass in our garden before when we used to have a garden Blush

Tartyflette · 02/11/2015 01:19

Or they're just plain pervy, getting their rocks off by talking dirty in front of a third party. Some people like to talk about sex in great detail or wildly inappropriately to titillate themselves, shock others and perhaps in the hopes of it leading to something more. I experienced something similar when I was a young adult and looking back on it, it felt almost like a kind of grooming.

hebihebi · 02/11/2015 04:58

She sounds socially awkward and immature. I think she was trying to impress you.

I have pampas grass in my garden but I'm definitely not a swinger.

Orange1969 · 02/11/2015 05:26

Some people just over share.

I had a colleague once who wore a heavy chain with a lock on around his neck. He told me in great detail about his S&M relationship with his boyfriend..

DiscoMoo · 02/11/2015 09:03

I had an ex friend who would quite often mention that she wanted a new pair of shoes/bag etc and that she'd give her DH a blow job in return for him buying it for her. She seemed to think it was normal - if I mentioned I wanted something but couldn't afford it she'd ask why I didn't get my DP to get it 'in return' for 'favours'. It got old very quickly...

Helmetbymidnight · 02/11/2015 09:19

Don't text back saying 'I need an iPad too'

I think they're over-sharers rather than swingers but you cannot take that risk Grin

TheIncredibleBookEatingManchot · 02/11/2015 09:28

Reading your OP I thought we must have an acquaintance in common, so I checked Facebook to see if my over sharer had put one of her "new ipad for me, blowjob for hubby" style posts up, but I think they must be different people after all. My over sharer would never be restrained enough not to tell everyone about her sex life.

I doubt they're swingers though, she probably thought she would look cool being so open about sex in front of you and that you would go home thinking "wow, that's amazing they can talk about sex so casually, they must be doing it all the time. I'm so envious."

When really she's made herself look like a bit like that boy in the Inbetweeners who's always talking about sex but has never actually done it.

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