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AIBU in being too literal?

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PuttingOutFires · 16/11/2021 19:24

AIBU in taking this too literally?

Along the lines of those half-arsed apologies you sometimes get, I would like to know what you would make of this:

If someone says "I feel like you never [XYZ]" is that the same as saying that they think you actually dont?

For context, a friend saying "I feel like you never visit me"- would you think she means "it would be nice for you to visit more often than you currently do" or, quite literally, "you never come to my house."

OP posts:
Lasair · 16/11/2021 19:35

Yep that’s what they’re saying

yikerspipers · 16/11/2021 19:37

It means, in her opinion, you should be visiting her more often than you do.

3scape · 16/11/2021 19:39

It's putting alot of blame into trying to own the feeling. Fantastic bit of passive aggression, why are you friends with them?

PuttingOutFires · 16/11/2021 20:05

OK thanks for the replies... I wanted to know whether to be pissed off or not 😄
Because actually mathematically I visit her nearly twice as much.

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Tal45 · 16/11/2021 20:08

While it would be better if she just said she'd love to see you more often I don't think it's necessarily passive aggressive, she's just telling you how she feels and that she'd like to see you more - unless she's majorly guilting you even though she knows you're really busy or something. You know if she's genuinely sad that she doesn't see you as often as she'd like or just emotionally guilt tripping you even though you see her practically every week.
On the other hand does she feel like she has to always make the trip to your house and you never make the effort to go to hers (don't know how far apart you live).

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