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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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MsMarvel · 08/11/2016 18:32

Please uninvite her. You last post really shows that you dont want her there, and your wedding day is a day when you are allowed to be selfish and dont need to 'take the moral high ground'

Please put yourself first and allow you and dp to have the relaxed tension-free wedding day you deserve.

Now, even if she is on her best behaviour for the entire day, you are going to be on edge. Flowers

Arkengarthdale · 08/11/2016 18:39

Open bar? Don't remember that being mentioned

Best wishes and power to your elbow

madgingermunchkin · 08/11/2016 18:44

OP, please tell your DP what you wrote in that last post.

I know you don't want to hurt him, or put pressure on him, but I know he would be devastated to know you felt like that. Please don't hide it from him.

YonicProbe · 08/11/2016 18:50

Agee with madginger

M0stlyHet · 08/11/2016 18:55

Adding my voice to the chorus, Somerville. You need to show Lovely that last post - you can't spend your wedding fretting over whether she's going to make a scene, whether she's secretly laughing at your DC. Don't try to be brave and cover up to spare Lovely's feelings - he'd be devastated if he thought you were trying to put on a brave face on your wedding day!

Goingtobeawesome · 08/11/2016 18:59

Somer, I'm going to PM you.

IhatchedaSnorlax · 08/11/2016 19:05

I originally voted to not invite her, however given your last post, I've changed my mind. You have very eloquently highlighted the impact she will have & the feelings it might cause on the day, which you don't need at all. Good luck.

IhatchedaSnorlax · 08/11/2016 19:09

That should say, I originally voted to not uninvite her!

Superheroes · 08/11/2016 19:11

I would ditch her too.

I've never forgot being at a wedding and saying to a friend of my then b/f how lovely the bride looked.

He wasn't that keen on her and he just replied "the sun shines on every dog's arse once in a blue moon".

I just thought...you prick...not what I wanted to hear, I was there to celebrate their marriage not listen to snarky, rude comments.

If she doesn't ruin it for you she'll ruin it for your guests.

Somerville · 08/11/2016 19:11

Gosh, sorry, think I was a bit overly self-pitiful there. He needs to play this in the way that feels right for him. But he knows how I feel about her attitude to the kids - hell, he feels the same himself.

I'm not at all upset by the idea of seeing her in general. I'm still looking forward to the wedding before ours just as much as I was before this all kicked off. And all the eminently sensible reasons to have her at our wedding (so she can't play the victim, rubbing her nose in our happiness etc..) still apply. I just... find I don't want her at our wedding. It's one of those heart/head conundrums. But his, not mine. (Thankfully)

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mogloveseggs · 08/11/2016 19:11

Uninvite. Your children are way more important and your dp should understand this.

Goingtobeawesome · 08/11/2016 19:16

Her DF does understand that and feels the same. Have you even read the threads?!

Sorry Somer but I couldn't have that.

Somerville · 08/11/2016 19:19

I think I expressed my 18.27 message badly and made it sound like he didn't. Flowers

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Goingtobeawesome · 08/11/2016 19:23

You didn't. Even when ill you're making sense Flowers.

NicknameUsed · 08/11/2016 19:27

I'm dying to hear about the wedding you have been invited to.

YonicProbe · 08/11/2016 19:35

If you aren't listening to your heart on your wedding day, when are you, sweetie? Flowers

TransvisionTramp · 08/11/2016 19:43

You don't want her there - no one can blame you far that.
She doesn't sound like the kind of person who would ever think she's in the wrong, so I doubt she'll pull out (sorry).
Hope this resolves itself for you your DP uninvites her No one needs this shit on their wedding day.

IhatchedaSnorlax · 08/11/2016 19:44

Yonic makes a very good point.

TransvisionTramp · 08/11/2016 19:48

Failing that, in Italy they have the Mafia, in Wales we have the Tafia. In mumsnet we have the . . . Mumfia? Netfia?
Either way do you need us to go mob-handed and have a 'quiet word' with Cunty? Wink

OhBigHairyBollocks · 08/11/2016 19:50

Please uninvite her, your last post has said it all.

I am very happy for you that you have found happiness again xx

YonicProbe · 08/11/2016 19:52
ClopySow · 08/11/2016 20:02

Can i come to your wedding and sit next to her? I could definitely out-cunt her.

PuppetInParadize · 08/11/2016 20:19

I keep thinking about sausage soup. I've been vegetarian since 1979. Grin
I think she needs to be banned from your wedding. From reading your recent post about the children, I think there's enough to be concerned with, and worrying about Mad Bitch would add to that. But I appreciate the conclusion isn't in your hands. I hope your virus clears up soon.

mogloveseggs · 08/11/2016 20:37

I have read the thread and apologise to somerville if my post was blunt. What I meant was that he shouldn't waver, that you and your children should be his only consideration with regards to this and yours and their feelings are his priority and I'm sure that they are Flowers

Somerville · 08/11/2016 20:38

The sausage soup is still going... he made rather a large pan of it. One of my kids is trying to be vegetarian at the moment and I also found a bowl of the soup in my fridge without sausage in it. Smile

She said it was a bit flavourless so I thought of ThumbWitch's brie and bunged in goats cheese. She ate it then texted Lovely to say thanks for making some for her specially and it was nice. He's feeling all proud of himself. Wink

I didn't break it to him that my other DD only had one spoonful. Or that DS fished out all the bits of sausage and just ate those.

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