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AIBU?

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AIBU to want to know what's happening?

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AsteroidAsterix · 02/08/2018 09:34

I probably am.

I know a lot of it is my problem. I'm a bit of a loner at heart, can fake social skills for a bit then like to hide in my own home.

Around 90% of the time DH is the same.
But he didn't used to be, he used to be a huge party animal and it's how a lot of his old friends still see him.

There's a party this weekend (in the day time!) and I know there's already talk of what's happening after and one couple have been invited to stay at ours.

I'm dreading it. There's no firm plan. I know DH will revert to life and soul of the party, there'll be singing, there'll be loud stories of the good old days when he was the man Grin from others, not him, he's not that bad. He'll have a more the merrier approach to it all and I'll be dying inside a bit.

I'd just like to know who is coming, do I need to sort beds, food, clean the house.

DH will say let them sleep on the sofa, order food, no one cares if the house is a mess etc. But they're not a group of teenage boys anymore. They're grown men, bringing wives, possibly children.
He doesn't understand why it bothers me so much, why I need to know.

I'm trying not to stress too much and just going on the assumption that people will stay here so I'll make beds, clean the house, go shopping etc.

Gah, reading that through, I know I'm being unreasonable. I think I just prefer my grumpy DH, who wants to watch box sets with me and be in bed by 10pm...maybe 11pm on a Saturday Wink .

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Travis1 · 02/08/2018 10:52

I'm going to go against the grain and say YABU. It is actually so draining having a partner who needs everything agreed to the nth degree. My DH is like this and it is so wearing. He can never go with the flow and the result is I'm changing as a person to micro manage everything and it's not me!

Your DH has said it's fine no prep needs done. It's his friends, you say they are 'free spirited' so let them be and I'm sure it'll all be fine.

Time40 · 02/08/2018 10:53

In his defence he doesn't expect me to do anything...but he also knows that I will either do it or stress about it not being done

You need to stop stressing about it and let him deal with it. His guests, his standards. I honestly think YABU - what you're saying is that his standards aren't good enough, therefore he can't have the event that he wants to have.

AsteroidAsterix · 02/08/2018 11:13

You're both right. I wouldn't want him to change who he is. And I know if I go to someone's house I really don't notice if they've vacuumed or whatever.

I'm not even sure what I think will happen if the house isn't that clean or if I haven't got everything organised.
I think I'm just uncomfortable and when I'm uncomfortable I stress about stuff. My problem, not his.

I would still quite like to know what's happening though Confused .

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Nikephorus · 02/08/2018 11:22

It is actually so draining having a partner who needs everything agreed to the nth degree.
It's equally draining having a partner who refuses to agree anything...

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