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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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mikeyssister · 18/11/2016 20:05

Have you read the thread hamster?

GeekyWombat · 18/11/2016 20:09

Saved the date here... Although now wondering if I can put the toddler in a hat ;)

ManaFleet · 18/11/2016 21:13

Please, please uninvite her. My enduring memories of my wedding and the weekend around it are of the one person who wrecked it for everyone else.

Life is too short to allow this horrible woman any more of your head space. Sounds as though she actually feels very possessive of him herself rather than so she can set up her friends. We've all met women like her, undermining other women and 'claiming' all the men. By uninviting her, you are placing her firmly on the outside of your marriage.

RosieSW · 18/11/2016 21:27

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marriednotdead · 18/11/2016 21:32

I am teetotal and don't eat loads of stuff including gluten

onedayimightforget · 18/11/2016 21:39

I'm not eating dairy. Unless virtual dairy doesn't contain cows milk protein (clutches at straws). Also, what's the alcohol content of virtual champagne?

RosieSW · 18/11/2016 21:40

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AcrossthePond55 · 18/11/2016 21:43

I wish to assure married and oneday that virtual cake contains absolutely NO dairy, gluten, or calories!!! FACT!

I have Coeliac and enjoy virtual cake quite often! It doesn't make me ill and I never gain weight after eating it!

BolivarAtasco · 18/11/2016 21:51

I've been following this because I had a nearly identical situation with a male friend of DH's.

He'd always had a little bit of a problem with me, but because he was DH's long-time friend, I tried to overlook it, plus I gave him as much shit as he gave me (which was actually part of the problem because he couldn't deal with women who stood up for themselves).

His behaviour escalated once we got engaged and it got to the point where DH told him it was unacceptable. I'd always previously asked DH not to say anything because I'm perfectly capable of fighting my own battles. DH and he had a big confrontation which was about friend explicitly banning me from his housewarming party plus his general hostility towards me and they didn't speak till a couple of months before our wedding.

DH caved in and invited him to our wedding. I had said I didn't want him there but because this wanker had been friends with DH since they were teens, I eventually said yes against my better judgement.

Long story short, DH and the friend fell out yet again a couple of years later because friend still had a problem with me and told DH I had said something I hadn't in order to manufacture a row. At that point, DH cut him off for good. DH now wishes he'd just left former friend uninvited from the wedding rather than put us both through an additional couple of years of this person behaving badly towards us.

The problem with this guy was basically that he was jealous of DH and my relationship. He and DH had spent a couple of years being single and he resented the fact DH had found someone when he hadn't so he tried to poison DH against me in a variety of ways as well as being a total dick if we were out with a group of people.

Sorry for the anecdote, it just struck a chord with me!

PuppetInParadize · 18/11/2016 21:55

Ooh, did someone mention cake, calorie free at that?

ManaFleet · 18/11/2016 22:46

Phew, read the whole thread now so please ignore my last post (though happy that I gave the right advice.

Somer you and Lovely sound like... well... lovely people. You sound like you're beautifully suited. I'm new in these parts but I'll be saving the date, fashioning myself a hat and raising a glass.

Congratulations FlowersFlowersFlowers

user1475501383 · 19/11/2016 01:10

Have been lurking on this thread and I agree that it's a universally acknowledged truth that Somer and Lovely are Lovely.

she has been worried about Lovely for months - ahh, this is one of my pet peeves about irritating bitches! The way their bitchiness is "all just genuine concern" and all that bullshit. It really takes the piss.

Good riddance. Even if the wedding gift offered was not passive aggressive, I would not accept it. It will just lead to Cuntingtons bitching about the Lovelies more. "We didn't even get invited because Somer got cross with Cunty, yet we were gracious enough to send a generous bitchy passive aggressive present and they only sent us a thank you letter and have not even invited us over once" - you can just imagine.

This Cunty woman is so utterly repulsive. I really do not understand how she had managed to be Queen Bee for so long with her antics. She is clearly a manipulative, completely self-absorbed personality, and I pity Mr Cunty who obviously on some level must realise that Cunty's been longing for Mr Lovely's [body part mentioned earlier] for quite some time. Eurgh. It's just so sick that someone so obviously lusts over their own spouse's friend.

Flowers best of luck for your wedding, it should be a great one now that the Cuntys are off the invite list.

Cockblocktopus · 19/11/2016 06:16

I bet it's some weird twigs and pebbly shit painting with a quote suggesting people only get one true love in their lives.

Bambamrubblesmum · 19/11/2016 06:52

Bolivar I hadn't thought about it from the male scenario but my ex husband had a friend just like that too. He wasn't as openly hostile as yours but was a bit creepy. On the surface he was charming, good looking, popular, had a girlfriend etc but he seemed obsessed with my ex. They were at uni together and he copied my ex on everything, even going into the same career despite showing no interest in doing it before my ex did. Every time I wasn't there he'd be in like a shot, even staying over at my ex PILs house. My ex mil was a bit dippy and thought it was all sweet, encouraging it at every turn instead of supporting a newly married couple have some space Hmm

When we went out with their uni friends I was deliberately frozen out of the conversation to the point where I just sat there in the end saying nothing. Left early because there was no point in staying around.

It felt like we were both in a relationship with him iyswim. Looking back now a bit older and wiser, I think he was actually in love with with my ex. I looked like the unreasonable one because you couldn't put your finger on what exactly was wrong, it was just a lot of little things put together.

Anyway long story short he ended up getting a motorbike exactly like my ex's but didn't have the experience to handle it and died in a crash shortly after. Very sad as he was only a young man.

BeachysSandyFlipFlops · 19/11/2016 08:14

That's really sad, Bambam.....

I've got a pretty good idea that the 'present' is a massive donation to a 'relevant' charity, that is aimed to remind Lovely that Somer is a widow. Sad and has children Sad

The backfire is that Lovely knows this, embraces this and so hopefully a charity will benefit from a large lump sum. Maybe ask Mr and Mrs Cunty to turn it into a direct debit? Grin

Please could I come? I'll pop it on the kitchen calendar to confuse the family.... they're not coming. I'm having a lovely day out on the single ladies table.....

teawamutu · 19/11/2016 08:32

I've saved the date, this is my favourite MN saga ever. You're extraordinary, Somer, please do write a book Smile

Ruralretreating · 19/11/2016 12:55

Read this and the related threads last night as I was awake with a poorly baby. What a beautiful love story. It's wonderful and has given me some much needed perspective on my own life. So glad CMCF was uninvited. Hurrah for Lovely and huge congratulations to him and Somer!

TheySayIamparanoid · 19/11/2016 13:13

I've saved the date!
Should we be wearing the hats for the picture?

Somer I am ever so happy for you and lovely, and the kids!

TheSnorkMaidenReturns · 19/11/2016 15:25

Date saved. Hat waiting.

MipMipMip · 19/11/2016 20:34

Joined MN largely so I could RSPV. I have several hats, do you have a style you'd like worn?

I second (or third, or fourth) the call for you to write a book. I admit to slight hayfever while reading your threads so a few hundred pages would have me openly bawling!

marriednotdead · 19/11/2016 21:50

Did a cake for the London meet up today, anyone want a virtual slice? Grin

AIBU to ask DP to uninvite his friend's wife from our wedding?
AIBU to ask DP to uninvite his friend's wife from our wedding?
RosieSW · 19/11/2016 21:51

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onedayimightforget · 19/11/2016 22:26

Loving the virtual cake. It's the best virtual cake I've ever tasted.

So hats are obligatory but you've not specified anything about clothes - can I go naked? Aside from the hat obviously.

APlaceOnTheCouch · 19/11/2016 23:00

I can't remember if I've already posted that I saved the date or not! So I'm posting again just in case.
I hope Lovely doesn't get drawn into CMCF's health excuse. Flowers

hufflepuffin · 19/11/2016 23:29

I'm saving the date btw! Can't wait.

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