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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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sykadelic · 06/11/2016 17:54

I'm very glad that you have such supportive friends, and very sorry for your bride friend having her evening tainted by such bitchiness :(

NoFucksImAQueen · 06/11/2016 18:04

I'm glad his other friends are on your side

PuppetInParadize · 06/11/2016 18:20

Okay, I've had a wee think. I only feel a teensy bit sorry for the husband of Mad Bitch. Grin

Memoires · 06/11/2016 18:39

Well, that's a result. What a nice couple other-soon-to-be-wed are. Good luck to your Lovely in disinviting the CuntyMcCuntFaces - he is doing that, isn't he?

Hope that all else goes well xx

3luckystars · 06/11/2016 18:46

Expect a call from this woman any time now " oh what a mad hen night! I drank so much, I was totally drunk and barely remember! Hope I didn't do anything embarrassing hahaha! How are the wedding plans old pal?"
Do not talk to her, hand the phone to your husband because she will twist everything. As I said, the sting of the dying wasp. Once she realises that she has gone too far this time, she will be on the phone to you in a flash pretending she is your friend.

At lest you know now, that whatever happens, she will have to behave herself at your wedding.

Best of luck and hope you have an amazing day x

2kids2dogsnosense · 06/11/2016 18:56

"I'm flying high on co-codamol and Jaffa cakes though so it's not all bad."

As long as you realise that this is a "gateway" cocktail to Night Nurse and Viscounts . . .

Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:01

Oh you are so right. She might try something like that and no I won't be taking her calls.

Leaving them all too it has worked well so I'm continuing with that strategy.

I have no idea if they'll be at our wedding at this stage. DP never wants to see them again. But once he's calmed down he'll see them and perhaps if Cunty is suitably apologetic and her DH doesn't seek to be colluding with her this time then he'll think it causes more fuss not to have them there.

Yonic I've now added strepsils and shop-bought soup to the toxic drug cocktail. Shock

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Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:05

2dogs2kids That cross post made me croak laugh.

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YonicProbe · 06/11/2016 19:07
EatsShitAndLeaves · 06/11/2016 19:12

Many congratulations Summer FlowersFlowersFlowers

It's lovely to hear how things are working out for you!!

I think you've managed the situation really well.

CMCF sounds totally unhinged and TBH she really messed up at the hen do. If the Bride has commented then you can bet others involved would have been similarly less than impressed with her behaviour.

She's really given your DP the perfect reason to dis-invite her should he wish to do so, in a way that everyone in the wider social circle would likely support and understand.

I do take on board the argument about giving her a level of power/attention that's undeserved by rescinding the invite, however on balance I think I would still do so.

It's an important day for you both and quite frankly if I wouldn't want anyone there who wasn't happy and supportive of the marriage - which she has demonstrated she isn't.

I equally wouldn't want to be in the situation of asking other guests (such as either of your sisters) to babysit her. Why should their day be impacted by having to keep CMCF in check?

If I was your DP I would just email her (I wouldn't bother with face to face - he's fine that and it didn't work) saying after their previous chat he's very disappointed to hear from his friend about her behaviour at the hen do. She clearly hasn't taken their conversation seriously and in light of the fact she seems happy to publicly bitch about his fiancée he would rather she didn't attend the wedding.

MermaidTears · 06/11/2016 19:21

No way would that fucking bitch be at my wedding!
On a side note I really really would hate to hear sexual joke/anecdotes about my DP.
Hope you are ok, what a nasty woman she is.

Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:28

Yonic I had to read that 3 times before I remembered HV's alma mater and got it - I'm drug-addled already!

I didn't actually pick this name after the college. I'm named after the sublime Philippa Somerville, who hasn't yet made into onto Lovely's fictional crushes list, but I'm working on it.

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Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:33

EatsShit
Thanks Flowers

I suggested he wrote or emailed. He said at this stage his thoughts are unprintable.

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EatsShitAndLeaves · 06/11/2016 19:41

Fair enough!!

Just thought of another tack your DP might want to consider.

Why not ask her why she wants to come to the wedding? She'll trot out some gushy bollocks I expect, then he says based on what the Groom/Bride told him about the hen do, then he finds that hard to believe.

He can only conclude that given its obvious she's not supportive of his fiancée she wants to come to cause a scene.

Then he asks - can you give me any other way to interpret your behaviour and do you think it's appropriate for you to be there?

Hopefully she'll either disinvite herself or be sufficiently mortified to behave on the day.

yellowfrog · 06/11/2016 19:42

Just had to chip in to say that I have been to a wedding where a CMCF-clone tried her utmost to ruin the day for the bride by being all over the groom, so I would 100% uninvite her as you just don't need that.

Aside from that, many many congratulations on your upcoming wedding - you and Lovely and your families all sound super!

Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:49

I suspect it will go in some way like that, yes.
Unless she is so incensed by the removal of her DH's usher responsibilities - and a blunt fuck no to godchild being an additional bridesmaid which we know she's angling for - that they pull out of attending as soon as they hear that.

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Somerville · 06/11/2016 19:53

Oh sorry ^ that was in reply to eatshit.

Imagine being all over a groom. Shock So embarrassing for everyone. Don't worry, if she ends up coming then she won't be touching him. At all.

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brokendownbyageandsex · 06/11/2016 20:09

I'm named after the sublime Philippa Somerville
Na-ha! I knew I liked you!
Lymond or Lovely?

SouthWindsWesterly · 06/11/2016 20:12

I loved your Lovely thread! Congrats Sommerville!

As for CMCF - bugger! Batshit behaviour but at least you and McLovely are stronger than ever. My friend had one like this at his wedding. Batshit guest wore a white lace dress whilst dabbing her eyes from the pews. He has never seen her again!

YonicProbe · 06/11/2016 20:16

That was a bit of a mean one for a druggie Grin like you.

Off to google Philippa Somerville

EmpressOfTheSevenOceans · 06/11/2016 20:21

I'm named after the sublime Philippa Somerville

Brilliant choice! Have you seen that FrancisCrawford is on the boards too?

I haven't seen your previous threads but congratulations. Lovely sounds, well, lovely!

saffronwblue · 06/11/2016 20:32

This is just an object lesson in how to react to this kind of unhinged drama seeking bitch. You have been restrained, utterly united, resisted the temptation to stir it all up with other people and not put a foot wrong. As a result Cunty and her weak DH are now revealed foe exactly what that are. Classy.

DrQuinzel · 06/11/2016 20:34

Awh OP I've been following this thread and you sound so lovely, as does your DP.

Felt I had to comment as I had a CMCF at my wedding, she was the sister of DH's close friend and came to the evening so uninvited. She had always been PA to me as I was "posh" and therefore not real enough for DH, DH is also a handsome git and she ensured she told him at every opportunity. She was pissed as a fart, all over DH and at one point came over to our table, threw her arms around him and SAT ON HIS FUCKING LAP. Everyone on the table just stopped what they were doing and did this face Shock for an uncomfortable amount of time until DH shoved her off. At the end of the night she got arrested for being horribly racist to a member of staff.

I'm so glad we don't have to see her anymore.

Somerville · 06/11/2016 20:36

Lymond or Lovely?

Both!

Yonic I'm referencing historical fiction by Dorothy Dunnet about Francis Crawford of Lymond. Lots of Peter Wimsey fans are also Lymond fans. Game of Kings is where to start if it sounds like it appeals.

Empress I have, and chatted to her a bit. Thankfully she's clever and nice. I couldn't cope with an idiot with that name!

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6demandingchildren · 06/11/2016 20:40

You sound so bloody lovely, so wish I had a calm caring friend like you xx

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