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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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Twolittlejobbys · 04/11/2016 17:48

YANBU uninvite! Let us know how it goes

artiface · 04/11/2016 17:48

I'd be a little careful how you phrase it to DP as if he's told her that you get 'jealous' of pet names, it may well get blown out of proportion by her and just become another stick to beat you with. Also if DP ever gets miffed it may come up.
I'm not sure how a charm offensive would work with her? Or play her at her own game? Maybe give her a pet name...

Bestthingever · 04/11/2016 17:50

You can't put up with this any more. I think she's been given the chance to change her behaviour and has shown she's unwilling. Personally I think she secretly fancies your dp and I'm certain she's jealous of you. Anyhow, you need to tell your dp what happened and say you feel pretty sure she'll relish the chance to behave like that at your wedding.
Before I got married dh's best friend had a girlfriend who didn't like me. She was always making bitchy comments. She provoked a quarrel and made a scene with dp's friend at our engagement party, deliberately I'm sure to spoil the mood. There's a lot of pathetic women out there who do things like that and I really think you need to make sure she doesn't get the chance.

OrlandaFuriosa · 04/11/2016 17:50

Um, DP is godfather to their child. And his mate is good friends.

If they are really good friends, I'd get DP to take his mate out, give him chapter and verse and say that unless mate can swear she'll be on good behaviour before, during and after, he's sorry but wife is uninvited. But that doesn't mean that DP doesn't want him. Mate will prob opt out but at least needs to know why.

Groovee · 04/11/2016 17:50

I'd ask why he told her you were jealous and mention the sex act! Then tell him that over your dead body will she be at your wedding after her behaviour at the hen party.

GahBuggerit · 04/11/2016 17:50

yep she sounds like a grade a boot as does her simpering h

uninvite defo!

Somerville · 04/11/2016 17:52

Nice to know I'm not being blatantly unreasonable. Smile

DinosaursRoar - You have it. Long established, large friendship group for my DP. I get on with all the rest of them very well but doubtless there will be much gossip and drama if she's uninvited and then it may well be me who is frozen out, which would be hard for DH.

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Serialweightwatcher · 04/11/2016 17:53

Wouldn't have her anywhere near - rotten cow! Sure your DP should realise that he needs to keep away from his friend until his wife can control herself and stop acting like a bullying schoolgirl - not right at all. He needs to stand your corner and realise what it would feel like if it were the other way around

Dagnabit · 04/11/2016 17:53

What an attention seeking cow. She isn't hilariously, hysterically funny, she is a mean spirited bitch. YANBU, definitely uninvite her did I mention what a bitchy cow, she was?

Oysterbabe · 04/11/2016 17:53

Why haven't you told her to fuck off?

CosyCoupe88 · 04/11/2016 17:53

I would also uninvite her.

Somerville · 04/11/2016 17:54

I don't think DP told her that I'm jealous. And I think the whole sexscapade anecdote was made up or exaggerated. She was just saying whatever she could to wind me up whilst staying (just about) on the right side of socially acceptable.

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RabbitSaysWoof · 04/11/2016 17:56

Wow she sounds horrid, and very immature. I agree with everyone else.

baconandeggies · 04/11/2016 17:56

Um, DP is godfather to their child.

That's not a free pass for his wife to sneer and piss all over his fiancé. Many 'godparents' fall by the wayside..

unless mate can swear she'll be on good behaviour before, during and after..

No - he's not her handler. Why should Somerville feel uncomfortable at her own smallish wedding, or have anyone there who has been unkind to her?

AyeAmarok · 04/11/2016 17:56

She's clearly very jealous of you for some reason!

Bestthingever · 04/11/2016 17:59

How would the rest of the friendship group react if she was uninvited, do you think?

JoMalones · 04/11/2016 17:59

She sounds very jealous and immature. I think you would regret not saying something to DP and uninviting her, more than not saying anything and her being a bitch at your wedding.

EverySongbirdSays · 04/11/2016 17:59

She is CLEARLY seething with jealousy of you, inappropriate, and possibly has a thing for your STBDH.

If she is his friends gf, then obviously you won't be socialising with them voluntarily after marriage, so you may as well cut your losses now.

It will be interesting to see the response he gets from his friend and what he chooses to do...

She is obviously the kind to get drunk and make snide comment about you to your MIL or accidentally drop wine on your dress etc

DinosaursRoar · 04/11/2016 18:00

Make sure people know why you uninvited her, don't hold back.

However, if she is "difficult" it might be that she's the one who's pandered to, it happens a lot. People don't want to upset the bitchy one, so you'll be the one left out.

Loaferloveforyou · 04/11/2016 18:03

At first I was thinking YABU (although I know how it feels as DP has a couple of similar friends)

But after your DP spoke to her and that story at the hen do YADNBU! Honestly, who brings up sex stories of ex's in front of current partners!

My gut reaction is fuck her off, uninvite her and never speak to her again. I wouldn't put it past her to bring up other stories on the wedding day.

Somerville · 04/11/2016 18:03

DP is godfather to their child

This is important to him. He was also best man at their wedding. So I really don't take it lightly to uninvite her.

I am vaguely wondering if a woman-to-woman chat might work. Really laying it out to her. Or DP having stern words with her DH. Clearly having DP talk to her has backfired though, and I don't want to make it worse or waste too much time and energy on her.

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GruochMacAlpin · 04/11/2016 18:04

If you do this (and I don't blame you) make sure that your DH makes it clear that he is the one that is uninviting her, not you.

And he should get some of the wider his friendship group on board too.

LindyHemming · 04/11/2016 18:04

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IAmNotAMindReader · 04/11/2016 18:06

Get your partner to uninvite her and say he understands if that means his friend can't come to.
When setting this out to him explain her behaviour at the hen party and how she upset another bride to be there.
If anyone starts simpering about how she is sorry (your partner or hers) use the if she was she wouldn't have done it in the first place. You've tried to address this before and actually it's got worse.

FruJustFru · 04/11/2016 18:07

She sounds like a vampire - cut off her blood supply.

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