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Why is this woman so obnoxious towards DH?

119 replies

Hoolahoops · 17/04/2017 14:02

How does an adult woman in her thirties get to a point where she behaves like this?

When she arrived at our house and DH brought her bags up to her room, rather than saying thankyou, she sarcastically said, "You can't put anything down in this house can you?" When he went to top up her glass at lunch she said, "Its ok I'll let you know if I'm thirsty". When he held the door for her going into a shop she wanted to go in, she said, "Are you going to just stand there like a muppet?" The most embarrassing moment though, was on the same walk when DH had lifted the DC over a gate and helped me over. When he offered her his hand, she said, "I know you think I'm a heffer, but you don't have to make it do f-ing obvious!"

Confused

The context to all this is that she came for Easter lunch with no gifts, flowers or wine. She let her 6 year old wander with chocolate hands and face and wipe it all over the sofas. She was using the c and f words as a matter of course during the whole visit.

Finally, when DH offered to take her bags to the car, she said, "My arms won't f-ing fall off you know,"

I will not be asking her here again, but AIBU to wonder how some women can get to the point where they can't even accept basic manners from men and have to make a spectacle of themselves in the process?

OP posts:
IloveBanff · 17/04/2017 14:50

Does she think it's humorous to allow her child to put chocolate-covered hands all over the OP's furniture too?

scootinFun · 17/04/2017 14:52

wow! I would just ghost out of her life from here. Doesn't sound like she'll be missed!

flapjackfairy · 17/04/2017 14:52

I think her ex has had a lucky escape and how sad for her dd being exposed to this all the time .

Hoolahoops · 17/04/2017 14:53

DH is quite good at not getting riled by people. He won't say anything, but he will give a "look" which I think was just winding her up more. He just said she is a very ignorant woman and I have apologised about the whole thing and said she'll never come again.
She has told me she thinks DH is "posh". I think this is why she tries to wind him up. It's as if everyone's meant to be like her or they have no sense of humour.

OP posts:
AnyFucker · 17/04/2017 14:54

Did you mind her child too while she went for her spa day ?

StillStayingClassySanDiego · 17/04/2017 14:54

Did you not tell her how rude she was?

LuluJakey1 · 17/04/2017 14:58

I am a proud Northerner and neither I nor anyone I know would be so rude to anyone, especially someone offering hospitality and kindness.

She does it because she gets away with it. She is probably one of those people who likes to say things like 'I don't mince my words. I call a spade a spade' and is proud of being rude. They exist all over the world. They are just rude and mannerless.

UnGoogleable · 17/04/2017 15:02

Just read that you say she's a friend from up north. To me the bluntness just sounds northern

LOL

Oh yes, terribly, terribly rude. Oh wait she's Northern you say? Oh well that explains it all, can't stand them myself, awful people Hmm

Rude is rude, regardless of latitude of origin.

Hoolahoops · 17/04/2017 15:03

No she left the DD with her brother. I don't really know the little girl.

At the time I was too shocked to say anything. I think she thinks she's funny and the one that's "keeping it real". She has a big chip in her shoulder, I would say and some kind of point to make. I suspect she sensed I was annoyed when she left this morning though.

OP posts:
Xcrispypancakesx · 17/04/2017 15:04

fiveshelties I am also Northern, which is why I immediately recognised the 'banter' as northern. It just sounds like an attempt at humour to me that has sadly missed its mark. Admitedly peppering the 'witty' repartee with swear words is just plain common
and the badly behaved child are down to the female in question, but the dialogue is most definitely Northern.

IloveBanff · 17/04/2017 15:08

Blimey, I'm never going 'oop North' then.
I'll stay in the South where the civilised people are.
Wink

AnyFucker · 17/04/2017 15:13

I am a feisty Northern feminist and have never treated people like that. I appreciate good manners from all people (like holding doors open).

This is nothing to do with geography nor with feminism. This almost sounds like a thread designed to get people arguing.

PanGalaticGargleBlaster · 17/04/2017 15:13

I have plenty of friends and family 'op norf', they don't swear like a drunk sailors or act like rude arseholes. Maybe the OPs friend is just a twat and not the product of where she hails from.

Xanadu44 · 17/04/2017 15:14

I'm northern and it doesn't sound like "banter" to me. She just sounds rude, annoying and ungrateful. She also sounds like she's anti-men at the moment which is why your husband got all the jibes. Don't invite her again. She sounds a nightmare!

gamerchick · 17/04/2017 15:15

fiveshelties I am also Northern, which is why I immediately recognised the 'banter' as northern. It just sounds like an attempt at humour to me that has sadly missed its mark. Admitedly peppering the 'witty' repartee with swear words is just plain common

Heh I do know where you're coming from with the banter. I'm not reading it in the tone set out by the OP neither. I suspect the rest of the time she was friendly but that wouldn't make good reading.

However, coupled with everything else, it just makes her sound rude in general. It does sound as if she wanted the OP on her own and there was some dude jumping out of his seat every time a lady entered the room. Wink it can be unerving if you're not used to it.

It doesn't sound as if you like her very much OP. Just let this one go maybe.

NotYoda · 17/04/2017 15:15

Any

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Xcrispypancakesx · 17/04/2017 15:17

ilovebanff You should stay in the south if you wince at somebody saying "it's ok, I'll let you know if I'm thirsty" etc.. Lol !
The women in question is clearly not to the ops sensibilities, this is ok because she doesn't have to invite her again.

Hoolahoops · 17/04/2017 15:18

She thinks I'm making it up that I don't drink beer. Also I think I've become allergic to wine, except for the odd glass of champagne, because it gives me flu-like symptoms, but she said that was bollocks. These days, I only really drink things like mojitos but she thinks I'm ridiculous for that.

OP posts:
IloveBanff · 17/04/2017 15:18

It doesn't sound as if you like her very much OP. Just let this one go maybe.

Huh? What's to like? Confused

wasonthelist · 17/04/2017 15:19

Sounds like my ex.

ScouseQueen · 17/04/2017 15:19

Nothing Northern or woman-specific about all that. Just plain rude and ungrateful, which anyone from any background can choose to be. Don't contact or reply to her ever again.

IloveBanff · 17/04/2017 15:20

Xcrispypancakesx

How about all the other things she said and did?

citychick · 17/04/2017 15:20

flipping heck, OP.
You did well to hold your tongue! Hopefully she got the message as she left.

One less on the Christmas card list, I'd say. And good riddance too!

I think that whilst you might have wanted to pull her up on her bad manners and language, you let her leave without lowering yourselves to her base level. Radio silence from now on and she will hopefully get the message.

Wonder if you'll ever get a thank you letter probably not

Fruitcocktail6 · 17/04/2017 15:22

I don't understand these kinds of threads at all.

You let someone you're not even particularly close to stay in your house, they were bloody rude to your partner and let their child mess up your house, yet you say nothing?

Then come and post on here when you are clearly not being unreasonable. Just say something at the time and don't be a doormat.

PaulDacresFeministConscience · 17/04/2017 15:22

Northerner here as well. I can't stand people who claim to 'keep it real'. IME it usually means that they've never learned how to behave properly.

She was rude but if I'd been in your DH's shoes I would have been pretty pissed off with you for not saying something. She was your friend, you invited her and then stood by whilst she behaved appallingly towards your H, whose only crime was to be well-mannered towards her. How on earth would you have felt if the boot had been on the other foot?

I have been in your position before - and the person in question was told to leave my house quick-smart when they started having a go at my DH. I'd expect him to do the same for me if the situation was reversed.