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AIBU to ask DP to uninvite his friend's wife from our wedding?

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Somerville · 04/11/2016 17:23

One of my fiancé's closest friends is an usher at our upcoming wedding. DP is his child's godfather.

However, his wife doesn't like me. Actually, I think it's not personal to me - I think she loved having DP single to set up with her friends and to flirt with Hmm and she's annoyed by him not being available to her.

She began by making unkind jokes at my expense. Never in DP's hearing, and so subtle I wasn't sure whether she meant well but had clumsy phrasing. But it's getting worse and I'm now in no doubt. She's very funny so it looks like a sense of humour fail to take objection to her 'hilarious' comments.

She also calls DP a cutesy nickname that no-one else calls him, often brings up friends of hers who he has previously dated, and touches him a lot. He says she's always been a bit like this but he's assumed she would stop when he was in a serious relationship and instead it has got worse.

I've been ignoring her rudeness because I think she thrives on drama and attention and frankly I don't have time or energy for all this. But DP wanted to try to get to the bottom of it to repair his friendship with them. Fair enough. She said the problem is that I'm over sensitive. But she apologised for bringing up how great his ex girlfriend is looking and for the cutesy nickname (I think he was too embarrassed to properly bring up the excessive touching) and cried, and her DH made excuses for her. DP was cautiously hopeful that she'd improve.

I saw her last night at a hen party for a mutual friend. She referred to my DP as the nickname then laughed and said 'silly me, he says you get jealous about our pet names'. I went and sat at another table.
Later on she told an amusing sex anecdote about a friend of hers who dated a friend of her DH's. I knew from the start that she would accidentally on purpose reveal it was DP and indeed she did. The pregnant bride looked upset so I again just got up and moved. No alcohol excuses as none of us were drinking.

I will be avoiding her in future. And I'd rather not have her at our small-ish wedding. I feel like asking DP to tell her she can't come. I think he will agree to this - especially with the sex anecdote thing - however it is of course then likely that his friend will pull out of being an usher and not attend, which will make him sad. AIBU and if I am, what is a better way of dealing with her? Just sucking it up on our wedding day isn't an option for me.

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Bluntness100 · 05/11/2016 14:03

I dunno, the more i read the more unsure I get. Part of me says there is a child involved and he should maintain a relationship for the fact he is God parent. The other part of me is now moving to telling them both to sod off.

Personally I think uour husband should discuss it with her husband. I hate to say it, but as it's his friends I'd probably let him call it. But I do think uninviting them is the proper end of the relationship with them and as said, there is a child involved, and as such, I probably wouldn't uninvite them because of it. I'm unsure how you can maintain s relationship with the kid if you uninvite them. I'm sorry.

rollonthesummer · 05/11/2016 14:10

Make sure that she/her dh/your joint friends/everyone who knows her is clear that you/you husband to be is univitng her because she is being an bitch, not because you are jealous of her!

TheChippendenSpook · 05/11/2016 14:19

Sorry to derail the thread but:

Somerville is that you? From the hay day of old??

Badgoushk · 05/11/2016 14:25

Somerville, massive congratulations on your engagement and soon to be nuptials! I hadn't been on your original thread but I read the whole thing last night (while feeding my baby!) and I'm in awe of you. You sound like a lovely, joyful person who draws goodness into her life. Your fiancé is a lucky man. I look forward to hearing all about the wedding! X

Badgoushk · 05/11/2016 14:32

P.S. I'm a big fan of Myers Briggs too. I'm an INFP. DH is an ENTJ which seems to work perfectly for us. Oddly, ex-boyfriend (who is still a good friend) was also ENTJ!

BerylStreep · 05/11/2016 14:43

So hang on - if you were at a hen night the other night, and your DF is at a stag, does that mean you are going to be attending a wedding as guests with these friends in the near future?

You could use her behaviour at this wedding as a barometer as to whether or not she comes to your own wedding. DF could decide whether or not to tell her in advance that she is on a probationary period.

Palace2 · 05/11/2016 14:50

As previously suggested next time she calls your df by his nickname and you do the 'he has a nickname for you too' tinkle laugh, you are actually fibbing now -you do have your own 'in' joke name for her cmcf haha

Palace2 · 05/11/2016 14:51

'Aren't' sorry

DartmoorDoughnut · 05/11/2016 15:16

She's an utter fruit loop isn't she! Obvs was using your soon to be DH as an emotional crutch for whatever she's not getting in her marriage

Bluntness100 · 05/11/2016 15:23

Oh , I just read your other thread. Gosh, I wish you the best of luck, you sound lovely and deserve all the happiness.

maybe the speed is making her behave like a total arse. Or maybe she is just a total arse. I guess if it walks like a duck,,,😃

woowoowoo · 05/11/2016 15:28

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ArmfulOfRoses · 05/11/2016 15:31

I don't know if you're still counting votes given the update but I would agree with his gut instinct of telling them not to come tbh.

This has moved from nasty to worrying imo, and her using her dc as cover is so transparent.

It sounds like he was very clear when he spoke to her/them, and things are now worse.

LilQueenie · 05/11/2016 15:47

Am I correct in thinking that the role of godfather is to show the child good morals and be there for them? With a mother as batshit as she is maybe time to get her help for the sake of the child. This is not normal behaviour.

Somerville · 05/11/2016 15:50

TheChippendenSpook Well I am me; Somerville, yes. But I don't know if I am who you are wondering if I am because I don't know who you think I am?!

If you have recognised me from RL then I'm obviously not as careful about changing identifying details as I think I am and please PM me!

Beryl Good catch! Yes there is an upcoming wedding before ours in this friendship group. DP is going to speak to the bridge and groom and see what they picked up over the past few days. He doesn't want to make things awkward with Cunty and her DH in the run up to their wedding but he's hoping to hint that we'd rather not be seated beside them.

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Feilin · 05/11/2016 15:57

This is an awesome thread . What a total cow. Clearly has issues!

BoboBunnyH0p · 05/11/2016 16:01

I vote univite, as if she comes I think she is the type to turn up in a white dress with a big hat and have her child dressed on something similar to your DCs so she pretends her DC is part of the bridal party. Mind you that behaviour would show others just how crazy she is.
Good luck with your wedding, it will be amazing whether she is invited or not.

smallone · 05/11/2016 16:09

I would put money that both of them have decided you are no good for their friend, it's just that the usher is maintaining some sort of friendship loyalties and the wife has no filter. Cut them out completely, forever. They will just be waiting for your marriage to fail.

derxa · 05/11/2016 16:11

She is a bit of a loon. It might be better though to rise completely above it.
What's the worst she could do? Right enough I'm giving you this advice in hindsight. DH and I had to distance ourselves from two couples who were godparents to our children. The woman in one couple spread something very personal about me. It was a horrible time. If you can keep things light and let the 'friendship' die a death naturally. Her DH will take her side- that's the way of things. I could never understand why my horrible friend's DH did not try to repair things. But that's how it goes.
Sorry for the ramble. Keep a level head and try not to bad mouth her. If she's the Queen Bee it will come back and hit you in the face. Flowers

Madinche1sea · 05/11/2016 16:24

Yes she is a loon and you will never know why. The thing is, un-inviting her (and her DH) may actually be handing her the power she craves. She will know then that she's had an impact. Also, she'll probably "milk" it for years to come within your friendship group. It's a chance for her to present herself as the injured party and you as a neurotic psycho etc.
She is jealous or has some issue with you. Take it as a compliment and seat her next to people who have either been briefed or who take no nonsense. I've always found that the best way to deal with women like this is to rub their faces in it.
Congrats by the way Smile

ArmfulOfRoses · 05/11/2016 16:39

what is the worst she can do?

Trouble is, your wedding day isn't really when you want to test that question out...

VladimirsPooTin · 05/11/2016 16:45

I vote uninvite. She's commanding too much thought process. Cut her out.

AuntMabel · 05/11/2016 16:53

Agree with VladimirsPooTin, the only thing your thoughts should be centred on are you, Lovely (read your other thread, SO pleased for you), your kids and your marriage.

Stop wasting precious energy on a jealous drama llama. She's no friend of yours, invite someone who is.

Somerville · 05/11/2016 17:01

Trouble is, your wedding day isn't really when you want to test that question out

Indeed.

Until last night her behaviour was just an annoyance and wouldn't bother me at our wedding. Passive aggressive comments about me would just bemuse other guests I think and reflect badly on her, not us. And it's not like she'll have much opportunity to try to flirt with DP on our wedding day.

What it comes down to is whether her much more extreme rudeness last night was the start of it escalating, or whether she was in a bad mood for some other reason and took it all too far.

Only time will tell... but if it continues escalating then we've decided to rescind the invitation. Whereas if it stops escalating we'll live and let live.

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Goingtobeawesome · 05/11/2016 17:02

"Goingtobeawesome I don't know how you remembered that, but yes she did say someone a bit off about the wid thing in the bathroom the first time I met her. I gave her the benefit of the doubt at that stage because I know people find it awkward to know what to say about that."

It just came to me. I'm not surprised it's her that said it.

derxa · 05/11/2016 17:03

what is the worst she can do? Sit with a catsbum face or gather a coven of like minded witches around her. Unless she bursts into song...

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