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Is this passive aggressive?

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justakiss · 13/10/2017 11:47

Sister in law. Was the only girl around (three sons) until me. Didn't really make an effort with me and looked down her nose a bit (very subtly)

Then a few things that started to upset me, but I can be a sensitive twat. They had a baby and she got everyone little gifts from the baby at Christmas time. Nothing for me (even though I was engaged at this point and there for the Christmas Day celebrations, I was the only one in the room not included in that) then my then fiances bday. She put up a collage on the wall at his parents for a bday celebration. Sort of documenting his life so far. The last section of pictures were of him with her and his brothers at her wedding. There was one picture out of about 40 of him and me. Even though we were engaged to be married and been together over three years. When she kept gushing about how much work she had put into it and how she had dashed down to boots to get photos printed out that morning I said nothing. She said "oh it was hard to find any of you two together!" Even though she is friends with me on Facebook and there are absolutely loads of pics of us on there. My best friend said "there is no way that was an accident, you would make the effort. She's a twat."I could go on, lots of little passive aggressive things, like pointing out i had made mistakes on our wedding invite with the time. Then on the morning of the wedding, instead of texting me good luck or anything...she text saying she was looking forward to the day. Was it a cash or card bar as we hadn't mentioned?! Yes that's the kind of text I have time to respond to when getting ready for a big wedding! Problem is she is really outgoing and vivacious and comes off looking like a ray of sunshine and I feel like a bitter miserable cow. I know I should take it with a pinch of salt but every gathering has me on the defensive to her little comments when to be honest I actually just would like to get on with her (which we do on the surface of things!) what would you do?

OP posts:
MadMags · 13/10/2017 16:48

But you weren't family!

And while I know that marriages break up all the time, it's generally more solid than bf/gf so perhaps that's what was going on?

MadMags · 13/10/2017 16:48

In saying that, I couldn't have handed over a gift to every other person and nothing to one.

mintteaandbananabread · 13/10/2017 16:52

She should have given you a token gift. but she doesn't have to treat you as family when you weren't her family (and still aren't, really).

But its the assigning it to malice rather than thoughtlessness that is the issue here. You're assuming she was making an overt point, which is weird, and a little paranoid.

bastardkitty · 13/10/2017 17:02

She did these things on purpose. She has wanted you to feel excluded. Some people on this thread have spoken to you like absolute crap. It's not right or wrong to be sensitive. She probably pulls these stunts because she knows you will be really upset by them. Her behaviour is passive-aggressive and some of comments have been too. She sounds like a knobber.

AndrewJames · 13/10/2017 17:07

She did these things on purpose. She has wanted you to feel excluded

you really don't know that, and neither does OP. There is no reason to think that.

bastardkitty · 13/10/2017 17:36

How much more obvious do you think she would have to make it for you to see it?

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