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AIBU?

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AIBU to this is is a bit rude?

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NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 13:06

Fully prepared to be told IABU, completely lighthearted as I don't care what happens either way Smile

DH has a friend in work who separated from his wife about a year ago. He and DH don't socialise outside of work, and DH is always saying about how this guy (let's call him Ben) has been enjoying life since the separation by using OLD apps like Tinder and meeting random women for sex. Each to their own.

DH has arranged an evening at our house for him, his best friend and DS (12) to watch some big football final in a couple of weeks. No idea what, sorry, I don't have an interest in football. DH is providing food in the form of pizza, nachos etc and beer for the adults.

He has told me that he has now invited Ben, so we will need to buy an air bed, as with one mate on the sofa, there will not be room for Ben to sleep and he needs to stay as he wants to drink. All fine by me, I will be in the bedroom watching Netflix working.

He came home for lunch today and reminded me about his plans, but mentioned that Ben will probably have a few drinks and leave after the food and football as he will "want a shag". I said that it seemed a little rude, to come for a sleepover type event, eat the food and drink the beer provided then sod off for a better option. DH says IABU because he is entitled to do what he wants (and I 100% agree with him there, it's Ben's life) but if I was going to a planned sleepover/party type thing at a friend's house, I wouldn't drop everyone part way through for a meaningless hump.

DH said it's a perfectly normal thing for men to do, and that it isn't rude in the slightest. I said that as we are having to purchase an air bed when we are pretty skint at the moment, for someone who may or may not stay, it is a bit rude, and that surely someone can not have sex just for one, planned evening to spend time with friends.

So AIBU? It's rude, right? Or perhaps not and I am wrong. Like I said, whether he leaves or not doesn't bother me, I'm not involved directly anyway, but it just seems a bit...usey.

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HomeMadeMadness · 16/05/2019 15:41

I think people are getting hung up on the wording of "sleepover". That said it sounds like the only reason anyone was sleeping over was for convenience so they could drink and not pay for a taxi so I don't see the issue in Ben not sleeping over if he doesn't want to for whatever reason.

horizontalis · 16/05/2019 15:44

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that 'Ben' is vastly overexaggerating when he recounts his supposed sexual exploits to whoever is daft enough to listen?

There aren't all that many random women who will actively seek out and meet up with some bloke just for sex. Unless he is paying them of course.

horizontalis · 16/05/2019 15:44

Is it just me, or does anyone else think that 'Ben' is vastly overexaggerating when he recounts his supposed sexual exploits to whoever is daft enough to listen?

There aren't all that many random women who will actively seek out and meet up with some bloke just for sex. Unless he is paying them of course.

NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 15:49

Complainingagain - Ben asked to sleep over.

It does sound like an exaggeration but I'm wondering if they are FWB situations perhaps. DH said there are quite a few willing for him to just call and turn up. I can't see that he's paying them, he's skint. I don't know him well enough to be able to say if he's probably exaggerating or not. He is very attractive, so there is that.

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emotionalaffair · 16/05/2019 15:59

YABU. It's not like the "sleepover" is the main event though. He's just asked to crash at yours to save the cost of a taxi. I don't see that it's rude for him to say he might not stay after all.

Harebel · 16/05/2019 16:00

He probably has a FWB he can go to. YABU to expect him to be polite and stay over but YANBU if he asked to stay over, knows you're having to purchase an air bed specially and yet is keeping his options open.

If he can't afford an air bed, don't buy one for him on the off chance he may stay and use it. Just say he can stay but like it or lump it with the floor. He shouldn't have to commit to staying over. It all sounds very student-y.

TinselAndKnickers · 16/05/2019 16:19

He's just asked to crash at yours to save the cost of a taxi. I don't see that it's rude for him to say he might not stay after all.

But it's not a polite "hey I might not stay over" it's an "I'm going to expect to stay round unless I get a better offer in which case suck it up and you will also have bought an air mattress for nothing"

emotionalaffair · 16/05/2019 16:30

Is he even aware that an air bed is being bought? I'm sure most people having asked to crash would think they were doing you a favour by not staying after all.

Certainly as a host, I'd be relieved if someone had asked to stay over and changed their mind, not offended!!!

emotionalaffair · 16/05/2019 16:30

Is he even aware that an air bed is being bought? I'm sure most people having asked to crash would think they were doing you a favour by not staying after all.

Certainly as a host, I'd be relieved if someone had asked to stay over and changed their mind, not offended!!!

UnicornDaisy · 16/05/2019 16:32

Do adult men do sleep overs?! Who knew!

Seems perfectly normal to me .. saves you having to make small talk and cook him a bacon butty in the morning 😉

cookiechomper · 16/05/2019 17:34

Adults having planned sleepovers is weird. Of course he shouldn't have to stay, he's a grown adult with a mind of his own. However I do think he should make his mind up and let you know either way so you don't have to buy the bed.

NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 17:39

Adults having planned sleepovers is weird

Is it? In my circle, staying at someone's house is always planned. I like to know when I'm having guests.

Ben is aware we'd need to buy a bed if he stays, yes.

As I've said all along, it really makes no difference to me at all if he stays over or not, I'm not involved in any aspect of the hosting and he can do with his own life as he wishes. I was just asking if I was being unreasonable for pondering on whether it was rude to ask to stay, then go elsewhere for a better offer Smile

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Furnitureville · 16/05/2019 20:19

I don't think it's rude tbh. Maybe he's an excellent shag 😆

Squirrelblanket · 16/05/2019 20:53

Definitely make him sleep on the inflatable pizza! 😂

MuttsNutts · 16/05/2019 21:14

When did airbeds suddenly become a necessity? In my day we used to crash on the floor if no bed/sofa/cushions were available. Bloody snowflake generation.

YABU. The point of the evening is watching the footy, not the...ahem...sleepover. Kind of you to say he can crash at yours if he likes but surely he isn’t obliged to do that if he doesn’t fancy staying after all, for whatever reason.

NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 21:59

I've slept on many a floor, definitely not a snowflake, but maybe he has a delicate constitution Grin Who knows?

By the sounds of it, he's probably slept in worse beds than my floor though. Whether he sleeps on an airbed or not, he'll still end up with an elderly chub of a dog on top of him.

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NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 21:59

That sounds awful - I absolutely don't mean one of the girls I've referred to, but my actual canine!

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Bluntness100 · 16/05/2019 22:02

I can't get past a grown adult having guests to stay the night calling it a sleepover like a kid.

That's just bloody odd.

NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 22:10

I can't say that his wording bothers me. They're sleeping over 🤷🏼‍♂️

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VladmirsPoutine · 16/05/2019 22:15

This whole thing sounds a bit off. A bit like a bad sitcom in which your Dh and Ben are your teenage sons and you're playing the role of fusspot mother trying to get your boys to be a bit more grown-up and organised about things. No talk of sex crudely, your apparent disinterest in "big football", a drama over an air bed and an airy dismissive tone about pizza.

NCforthisone19 · 16/05/2019 22:43

Did my use of the word "hump" give it away?

I do like organisation. I don't like the thought of men all over my floor, I don't drink and I hate football, so you're right there. If they're lucky, I might press them some sheets for the blow up pizza and warm their socks for the morning.

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TinselAndKnickers · 17/05/2019 00:41

What's wrong with calling it a sleepover Grin it's only a bit of fun! Not like they're prank calling and having midnight feasts (I hope!)

ManchesterBorn · 17/05/2019 10:54

When did airbeds suddenly become a necessity? In my day we used to crash on the floor if no bed/sofa/cushions were available. Bloody snowflake generation.

Confused

Do you still crash on the floor then?
Offering beds to guests is the norm where I come from, and has always been.

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