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AIBU?

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DH out drinking with single friend. AIBU?

166 replies

AgainPlease · 28/10/2016 18:18

DH is a well known businessman and full of wisdom. Single friend has asked if I could arrange a coffee between them for her to ask some business questions.

They started at 3pm and when I called him an hour ago he said he was still with her. He was definitely drinking (could hear it in his voice). Texted him about 20 min ago and no reply.

AIBU in feeling single friend should shut the conversation down after finishing with her business queries and not spend Friday night drinking with my DH or am I just a psycho jealous crazy?

I'm prepared to get flamed for this. Blush

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Kirriemuir · 28/10/2016 18:54

Sorry but yes you are being unreasonable. I don't get these threads at all. You either have trust in you relationship or not. A massive part of my job is socialising and a lot of it is with men. We have no problems with that here.

It's not even 7 pm. As long as you don't have dinner plans or something else planned tonight then I see no issues.

sue0503 · 28/10/2016 18:56

Yanbu

AgainPlease · 28/10/2016 18:56

Ha! He's not famous enough to be papped but women have tried in the past to "steal" him. I've seen emails and texts from women who he's met at events, meetings etc overtly trying to start something romantic
Confused

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HereIAm20 · 28/10/2016 18:56

If your well known business man husband is Donald Trump he will have already grabbed her pussy!

AgainPlease · 28/10/2016 18:57

hereiam Grin

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ItShouldHaveBeenJess · 28/10/2016 18:57

I'm not sure I'd be crazy about the fact that your friend asked for you to arrange a meeting for coffee, and three and a half hours later, he's drunk and not answering his phone. If it was his female friend, fine, but it sounds as though they're not particularly close?

Screamland · 28/10/2016 18:59

Her being single isn't relevant. Plenty of people in realtionships get up to no good. Being single doesn't mean you can't be trusted with in a mans company!
Plenty of men and women go for drinks whatever without shagging each other

How long and you and her been friends? If you didn't trust her then why did you arrange the meeting? I don't get it. Also couldn't she of spoke to him in your home?

Has your DH ever given you a reason to not trust him?

No reply to a text in 20 minutes wouldn't even cross my mind to worry about.

Go and join them? Without looking crazy when you walk in
Call him and say your ordering takeaway, what does he want? Then ask what time to expect him so you know when to order it

CroissantwithCheese · 28/10/2016 19:01

Wish people would stop using 'women' to mean a woman, singular.
Pedant out.

Etjls · 28/10/2016 19:01

Firstly they could have had that 'meeting' at your place surely, no chance would I be arranging for my friends and husband to 'meet up' without me no need whatsoever, I'd be getting rid of her as a friend as that's just not acceptable and I wouldn't do it to a friend and as for him I'd be hounding him till he came home, I'm sorry but what ever happened to standards and boundaries?

TaliDiNozzo · 28/10/2016 19:06

I'm not seeing that he's doing anything wrong unless it's upsetting already made plans?

Plus if someone is going to cheat, they'll cheat.

AgainPlease · 28/10/2016 19:07

Our house was the original set-up but DH had meetings in the City so she went to meet him there.

SO... After consoling myself with MN I rang again and his mate, who I know well, picked up the phone and I said why the hell are you answering DHs phone. Apparently DH and my friend met a couple of DHs mates and now all together drinking. Managed to speak to DH who seemed coherent and happy and apologised for not answering.

Now I can relax. Can't even drink Wine as we are doing IVF this month. Uh!

Turns out IABU.

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Coconutty · 28/10/2016 19:08

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WorraLiberty · 28/10/2016 19:10

You actually said, "Why the hell are you answering his phone"?

GizmoFrisby · 28/10/2016 19:15

I wouldn't like this either OP. I hope your ok and they haven't done anything.

ImperialBlether · 28/10/2016 19:17

Why not get your coat on, pick up an axe, and go and see how the Business Meeting is getting on?

Grin
90schild · 28/10/2016 19:18

I wouldn't like this either OP it would seriously piss me off,coffee fine..carrying on into evening with drinks,not fine.

DontFuckingSayIt · 28/10/2016 19:19

She answered his phone? And they didn't know/ barely knew each other before this meeting? Confused

BoyFromTheBigBadCity · 28/10/2016 19:20

I'm glad it's sorted, OP. However all those saying that it's awful he's out with a super for woman - is that how you behaved when single? Or could you control yourself?

BoyFromTheBigBadCity · 28/10/2016 19:20

Single, not super for. Butterfingers.

TaterTots · 28/10/2016 19:25

I said why the hell are you answering DHs phone

Maybe he's having an affair with him too! Shock

AgainPlease · 28/10/2016 19:56

I said 'why the hell are you answering his phone' in a jokey way. Not everyone needs to no I massive jealous and rage issues.

My friend just drunk text me: "OMG I love [DHs name]" Angry piss off! He's mine!!

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Oblomov16 · 28/10/2016 20:00

You sound completely paranoid. Is he a cheat? Has he ever given you reason to doubt him? Dh goes out with single work colleagues all the time. Never bothered me.

ThroughThickAndThin01 · 28/10/2016 20:03

She doesn't sound paranoid. Why be so horrible?

Oblomov16 · 28/10/2016 20:07

Paranoid - dictionary definition = overly anxious. I believe she is overly anxious.

Oblomov16 · 28/10/2016 20:09

Paranoid - dictionary definition = unreasonably anxious.
I believe OP is unreasonably anxious.

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