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AIBU?

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Or is this woman in my car!

532 replies

NameSame · 15/04/2017 19:51

Hello everyone.
Just curious as to wether I'm a hormonal grumpy little shit or if this cowbag is BU?
I pick OH up from work daily. (Not too far, would take about thirty to forty mins to walk, but unsociable hours, and grotty weather up north plus me liking to make sure he's home earlier rather than later so he doesn't wake us all up, I mean that it seems the easiest option!) anyway, he has a colleague who lives about half way home, but requires us to drive just shy of a mile round the back of our village iyswm. She has asked DP for lifts home a number of times, to which he replies "I've got to ask DP as I don't have a car at the moment and she's picking me up!" He then pootles out and asks if it is o.k to which I always reply yes as we are going almost past. (2-3 minute detour) absolutely fine.
But her attitude legitimately stinks this is where I think she's being U:

I have to park about five minutes away and I then walk up to dps work, where I wait. We then all walk down to the car. where this woman just barges past me doesn't say hello or even acknowledge me. Sits in the front seat of my car, (DP always drives as he actually enjoys it, and I do it out of necessity) leaving me in the 3rd row (VW transporter with car seats for DNs and goddaughter in middle!) AND DOESN'T SAY THANKS WHEN SHE LEAVES
She blatantly ignores me when I say Hi/bye personX, spends the whole time nattering to dp, who regularly tries to include me but he can barely get a word in tbh. And she knows it's my car, and my petrol etc.*

So I guess my AIBUs are:
Am I BU to feel grumpy?
Is she BU to ignore me?
Would I be U to give her one more chance and then tell DP to tell her to walk?

Cheers

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NameSame · 17/04/2017 07:12

karma yes all sorted now.
No intention of red herring, re: catholic thing: I just mean we were are both from a long line of we flannels who try to help people as much as possible, and who hate confrontation 😂

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piefacedClique · 17/04/2017 07:22

When's the next pick up???

NameSame · 17/04/2017 07:23

pie tonight 10/11! So not too late Halo

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EvilDoctorBallerinaDuck · 17/04/2017 07:24

unspeakable trout is now my go-to insult. Easter Grin

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piefacedClique · 17/04/2017 07:27

Sets alarm to see if she has a lift again!

WoopWoop200 · 17/04/2017 07:46

Shamelessly place marking

Janeofalltrades1 · 17/04/2017 07:50

Well done,OP! Although if I were you, I would've been a lot meaner

ClopySow · 17/04/2017 08:04

Although you've said he is devoted how much attention can a man really resist

All of it if he's a decent human being.

ShiroiKoibito · 17/04/2017 08:20

make sure you update!

which plan are you going for?

knowing my luck she wont be there tonight?

estheryan111 · 17/04/2017 08:29

I used to give a person a lift everyday (we worked 25 miles away) they said they'd give me £5 a week to petrol costs but it never materialised as they could see I'd "already filled up"they didn't understand the concept that they could replace a small portion of what I'd already spent! Then they started turning up every day with their partner who had also started working at our place who just walked straight up to my car and got in!!!! No thank you or anything! They were always late and made me late for work everyday! Luckily I had the balls to say "I'm not taking you again it's not working out for me" and learning from this I will never agree to lift arrangements again

WellIGuessThisIsGrowingUp · 17/04/2017 08:46

Yay! Well done OP!

Edballsisoneniftydancer · 17/04/2017 08:58

Slight side issue, but where is the assumption that the colleague has the hots for OP's DH (I mean I'm sure he's lovely and everything...)

Can she not just be a cowbag for its own sake??

Edballsisoneniftydancer · 17/04/2017 09:00

...where is the assumption coming from...

Jaynebxl · 17/04/2017 09:03

Wasn't there a description of her talking to dh and ignoring the op?

Payitforward55 · 17/04/2017 09:05

Agreed *Ed, Think it was to explain her behaviour in some way but she does seem to be just a cowbag Hmm

woodhill · 17/04/2017 09:08

Very rude.

Don't have it OP

AlessandroVasectomi · 17/04/2017 09:25

Never ceases to amaze me that some people (invariably non-car owners) can think that the cars of other people are just another form of public transport. You live near me so you can give me a lift home. There are empty seats in your car so it would be selfish of you not to offer me a lift.

If I gave somebody a lift on a regular basis I wouldn't expect petrol money as it seems so penny-pinching, but I would expect a token verbal expression of gratitude and I wouldn't tolerate being made late.

Edballsisoneniftydancer · 17/04/2017 09:30

Wasn't there a description of her talking to dh and ignoring the op?

Yes indeed, but she could just be a rude cowbag to do that, not fancy him necessarily. Plenty of straight people marginalise other straight people while talking to another straight person! They are rude cowbags Grin Grin. Sex don't enter into it!!!

Edballsisoneniftydancer · 17/04/2017 09:34

^^^^^

Sorry should have added same sex person in there somewhere!

TiredBefuddledRose · 17/04/2017 09:39

Sorry if I missed this bit but what did you do to get her in the back seat?

insancerre · 17/04/2017 09:50

Well, did she expect a lift last night?