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To just not like her for this reason

51 replies

whyistheheatingnoton · 26/03/2019 11:27

Oh brothers fiancé just happens to get on my nerves 100s of selfies a day uploads them on every social media site. OH says I'm mean but my god she's annoying.

surely that is a good enough reason to dislike someone? Or am I actually a miserable old lady.

Also plasters photos of my children all over her social media when I don't even have my kids on mine.

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EnglishRose13 · 26/03/2019 11:28

Well, you're not exactly coming off well on this post...

Halloumimuffin · 26/03/2019 11:29

If she's generally nice and a good person I don't think it's justification to completely not like her...

...but that is annoying.

whitesoxx · 26/03/2019 11:30

Tell her not to put your children on if you don't want her to.

I'm guessing that there's not that much age gap really between you but you call yourself "old lady" etc and take this patronising tone with her. So she probably doesn't like you either

whyistheheatingnoton · 26/03/2019 11:31

@whitesoxx she's 6 years older than me.

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rosinavera · 26/03/2019 11:31

I'd feel she was rather shallow for posting selfies all the time on social media but I wouldn't dislike her for it. I think you should ask her not to post pictures of your children though if you don't like it - she really should ask permission.

MrsTommyBanks · 26/03/2019 11:31

Don't look at her social media.
Tell her you don't like your children being on social media.

arethereanyleftatall · 26/03/2019 11:31

Just unfollow her. But I agree, I don't think endless selfies shows the user in any favourable light whatsoever.

SurgeHopper · 26/03/2019 11:32

Meh

whyistheheatingnoton · 26/03/2019 11:32

I'm going to tell OH next time to tell her not too I don't normally go over and I'm at home and I see all these photos of my kids on her Instagram and Facebook.

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MrsJayy · 26/03/2019 11:33

Obsessive Selfie posters are bloody irritating but if she is a nice enough person i wouldn't dislike her because of it just hide her on facebook.

MrsJayy · 26/03/2019 11:34

I would tell her not to share pictures of your children though thats not right.

NorthernBirdAtHeart · 26/03/2019 11:35

YABU. And mean and judgemental.
By all means ask her to stop posting pictures of your own children, if that’s what you and your DH both want, otherwise just scroll on.

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 26/03/2019 11:35

The selfie thing would irritate me so I would unfollow her for that, posting photos of your dc isn’t on if she’s not asked if it’s ok though saying that it wouldn’t bother me.

What’s the reason it bothers you? Just the fact she’s not asked or something else?

zoellafortitude · 26/03/2019 11:36

uploads them on every social media site

Sounds like you spend a fair amount of time on social media yourself then? I don't, so I would never see all these pics in the first place...

I wouldn't sweat the small stuff, OP, much better to cultivate a good relationship with her if this the worst you can say about her. Think of family harmony!

BlueMerchant · 26/03/2019 11:39

I would agree with telling her not to put your kids on her social media.
She doesn't sound like my 'type' of person either but I wouldn't say I disliked her.

sweeneytoddsrazor · 26/03/2019 11:40

Why dont you normally go over? Msybe if you made an effort you might actually get on with her.

whyistheheatingnoton · 26/03/2019 11:40

It's not that I hate her I just think oh god she's annoying. I get notifications on Facebook so and so has added to their story for the millionth time today.

It's not going to look good if I unfollow her though will be awkward next time I see her.

OH has her on snapchat she had dd and ds all over it last weekend OH said to his brother doesn't she think I might not want my kids all over her snapchat.

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whyistheheatingnoton · 26/03/2019 11:43

@sweeneytoddsrazor I use to go over every weekend but just stopped going to be honest I just find that her and OHs brother just aren't my kind of people.

We had a night out in February and his brother was starting on the taxi driver being racist and I haven't gone since made me so uncomfortable.

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WarpedGalaxy · 26/03/2019 11:44

I dunno, no one has to like anyone else but if that’s all you have against her you can minimize your exposure to her annoying behaviour by hiding or blocking her social media feeds. Why keep looking at the hundreds of selfies if you don’t have to? Ask her politely to please not put pictures of your children on sm and, if she continues to do so, stop sharing pictures of your children with her.

MrsJayy · 26/03/2019 11:45

She won't know you unfollow her though or you can turn off notifications from her put her in a list if she mentions did you see my million boobie (there is always boobs) selfie last friday say no i must have missed it and move on .

GreatDuckCookery6211 · 26/03/2019 11:45

Why do you care what she thinks if you unfollow her? It all sounds very childish tbh.

AryaStarkWolf · 26/03/2019 11:45

Tell her stop posting pics of your kids

whitesoxx · 26/03/2019 11:47

She won't know you've unfollowed her

MrsJayy · 26/03/2019 11:48

The bil sounds delightful Hmm it is only awkward in your head just do unfollow/hide and you won't have anything to worry abput also tighten up your settings so they can't take pictures

PlainSpeakingStraightTalking · 26/03/2019 11:48

t's not going to look good if I unfollow her though will be awkward next time I see her.

(a) turn notifications off
(b) no once can see if you unfolloww (not defriend) on most SM sites.

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