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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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llangennith · 04/11/2016 18:49

Uninvite her and maybe she and her husband and your fiancé will finally get the message that her nastiness is OTT.

JessShouldHaveBeenAPiranha · 04/11/2016 18:49

So tricky. I had a frenemy like this. She would tell every guy I ever dated how 'hot' they were and how 'lucky' I was (I've been out with some right dickheads!). She'd make disparaging remarks about my clothes, hair and make up - but only in the company of men, never alone (when we were alone, I was 'a sister' to her)

There were a lot of remarks about how much she loved sex and in which positions, always and only made in front of boyfriends. I kind of ghosted her, tbh. She recently contacted me on FB and I had to ignore her messages. She was never a 'friend' (and is fact, has NO female friends).

Your situation is difficult because of her relationship with your partner's usher. What does he think re: the situation? Such a big day, so I hate the idea of a bride worrying one individual may spoil it.

OlennasWimple · 04/11/2016 18:50

I'd be working out how to slip a load of laxatives into her drink the night before so she is unfortunately unable to attend on the day...

(Not really, but I'd have fun thinking about it)

Chippednailvarnishing · 04/11/2016 18:51

Have you considered having a quite chat with the bride from the hen do? I'm interested to know what she thinks.

Chippednailvarnishing · 04/11/2016 18:51

Could you have a hen do and invite everyone but her?

Peppapogstillonaloop · 04/11/2016 18:51

Oh gosh she is just a knob! And I can exactly imagine the type and her behaviour and it's so annoying that she will likely just continue to get away with it.. what do the other women in the group think of her? How is she with them?

Tiredemma · 04/11/2016 18:52

she sounds insane

Halloweensnake · 04/11/2016 18:56

She's out to make you look stupid..avoid her

Somerville · 04/11/2016 18:58

Bride from the hen do is the wife of our best man. Hence why I felt I needed to attend her hen do, despite being worried about what ushers-wife would say.

I haven't discussed it with her - she clearly felt uncomfortable about the sex anecdote but I'm not sure that she heard the earlier jealousy comment. (Here was definitely an uncomfortable silence when she said that.)

We're not doing the whole hen and stag thing. But if I were then the usher's wife wouldn't be invited. Grin

Someone asked when wedding is (sorry, still behind with responses): Wedding is early next year.

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Somerville · 04/11/2016 19:01

I'm enjoying the suggestions of giving her a stupid pet name. Grin Don't want the bother of playing her at her game, though. I have my own friends and whilst I'd love to get close to all the people who matter to DP, that isn't going to include her after he hears about last night. (He's on the stag do for the same couple as last night so I didn't want to tell him today just in case it makes it awkward for him tonight.)

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DreamingofItaly · 04/11/2016 19:01

She sounds horrid. I bet she'll turn up wearing white/cream too (pet hate of mine, only the bride should be in white at her wedding) if you do invite her.

I'd have to talk to her, as others have suggested have both of them over and see how she is. I do think it's jealousy, she may look like she's got it better than you but if what she really wanted was your DP and for some reason she didn't get him, you did, it's clearly a problem for her.

Have an amazing wedding however you decide x

ViolettaValery · 04/11/2016 19:01

However I WOULD seat her next to the biggest bore I could find on the table plan... Ideally not next to her dh (who I would seat next to the most beautiful single woman who is coming)

OP sounds far too grown up and nice to do this but Grin

WipsGlitter · 04/11/2016 19:02

Call her out on it.

When she said about the nicknames thing you should just say "xxx stop being a bitch and grow up".

What does your DP say?

OlennasWimple · 04/11/2016 19:03

Did you decide on a dress yet Somerville?

maddiemookins16mum · 04/11/2016 19:03

I honestly think she will do/say something to ruin your day (even in a small way). Please don't let this happen to your/your dp's wedding day.

NeedajobBob · 04/11/2016 19:04

Personally, I think your dp needs to change his behaviour to her. Not in a big way. Just the subtle eye-brow raise to indicate she's over-stepped the mark. And more particularly, not give her behaviour the attention she clearly feeds off.

Evergreen17 · 04/11/2016 19:04

Uninvite her. Tell your DH everything. This is your day and she will behave terribly and ruin it.
She sounds horrible. Dont invite her

aforestgrewandgrew · 04/11/2016 19:05

Her behavior reminds me of a group of people I used to know in my 20s. It was a mixed group and several of the women had a thing about two male friends in the group. It was liked they thought they owned them.

Some of women had had previous flings with one or both of these guys, but not all of them had. Most of the women were in newer relationships.

Yet any time a new woman showed an interest in one of the guys - or heaven forfend, actually started dating one of them, this group of women would be complete bitches to the new woman. Not obviously, but sarcastically, subtly, clique-like.

Also, they would happily set the guys up with someone else within the group - and then ideally gossip with them about it after, it was new women to the group they were bitches to.

It was weird as they were intelligent, switched-on women in other aspects, but really weird over these guys!

Other people in the group did notice and pull them up on it, but they didn't seem to care. I haven't seen them in years, I would hope they're not still doing it now!

So, yes OP, I reckon she could be well be jealous of you.

SlottedSpoon · 04/11/2016 19:06

She obviously doesn't like you and thrives on making you feel uncomfortable. There is no place at a small wedding for someone like that. Uninvite her and if her DH won't come either then that's just too bad.

Peppapogstillonaloop · 04/11/2016 19:06

I actually would still invite her but have basically absolutely nothing to Do with her, seat her on the boring table and just leave her to it. She sounds the type to thrive on drama and will blow being disinvited out of all proportion. As you would a misbehaving child just ignore ignore ignore. Have your DP tell her DH that she needs to rein it in but otherwise disengage.

Somerville · 04/11/2016 19:06

baconandeggies. Ouch! But yes, that's what I've been suspecting for a while.

If I say it to DP I'll look like I'm being insecure though, and I'm not. He's lucky to have me and I'm lucky to have him. Smile

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PaulDacresConscience · 04/11/2016 19:07

I'm enjoying the suggestions of giving her a stupid pet name

Cunty McCuntface?

SpeckledyBanana · 04/11/2016 19:07

I had one of these. I mt DH through her DH, but when we started dating she got jealous and possessive of my DH. She was no longer Queen Bee, was she?

Long story short, we now send polite xmas cards, but no more contact than that.

seven201 · 04/11/2016 19:07

This is so tricky as obviously the usher is very important to him if he was their best man and a godfather. You say it's a small wedding - how small? You could potentially just avoid her all day part from a quick hello, unless your wedding is very small. Or I think you need to try 'something' before going straight for uninviting so you can say you tried. She sounds a nightmare!

JoMalones · 04/11/2016 19:07

She does sound extremely possessive and insecure. She may seem o have it all but she obviously doesn't if she is so invested.

If she does attend (by your choice of course), make sure some of your good friends know exactly what she like and who she is so they can cut her off before she can even come close to you.

You do have time for other tactics (love using her nickname) and yes it may be worth having a word with her, although be prepared for her denying everything and blaming it in your supposed jealousy.

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