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Am I too sensitive ?

13 replies

Bathcubesfromthe80s · 01/12/2021 09:03

Just fed up with constant criticisms:

H says to me that I'm awful at singing, I eat & drink too loudly, I run funny, I make too much noise in general, I moan too much when I am ill
Best mate says I look funny in a face mask (standard NHS type face mask), I look funny in a bobble hat

They both make a standing joke that my cooking is awful

Am I being too sensitive by their comments ?

OP posts:
Mabelface · 01/12/2021 09:05

No. They're bullying you! Some partner and some friend if they think that taking the piss out of you is funny.

Catcrazy83 · 01/12/2021 09:07

No I wouldn’t says that’s over sensitive, they sound pretty awful

Ponoka7 · 01/12/2021 09:07

Do you tell them that their comments bother you? A standing joke can go too far, but is meant no harm. But if you ask them to stop and they don't, then you're not being too sensitive.

GertrudePerkinsPaperyThing · 01/12/2021 09:08

They sound horrible!

steff13 · 01/12/2021 09:09

I heard someone say, "honesty without tact is cruelty." I like that and I try to think of that when I have to be honest in a less-than-positive situation. It sounds like they're being honest about their opinions, but not very tactful.

I think I'd have to ask myself, even if these things are true, is it even necessary to say them? Probably not. So they sound like jerks. How do you run funny? Like Phoebe from Friends? Who looks good in a face mask? No one. They're just being mean I think.

MangoBiscuit · 01/12/2021 09:09

These kind of jokes, are only jokes if the subject is genuinely laughing along too. Otherwise it's just people being a dick to someone else. Everyone gets fed up with people constantly being a dick to them. So no, not oversensitive.

I would be having a conversation, and their responses would impact greatly on whether I wanted to continue with the friendship and relationship, or not.

Cakepig · 01/12/2021 09:15

No you're not. These types of repetitive comments, which may be meant as banter or one liners, chip away at you and your self esteem. I wish I had been more assertive over my lifetime to call these comments out, always being the standing joke feels awful.

CatsBooksAndCoffee · 01/12/2021 09:17

They sound, at best, like nit-picking bellends OP.

Mamamamasaurus · 01/12/2021 09:18

No, you're not. They're bullying pricks and you deserve better.

ginslinger · 01/12/2021 09:18

dump them both - you deserve a lot better

billy1966 · 01/12/2021 09:59

Horrible people.

You are not sensitive.

Tell the both to fxxk off.

Cut your friend off.

Do nothing more for your husband and start reflecting on why you are with such a nasty piece of work.?

They are both ugly bullys

TheCovidScoorge · 01/12/2021 10:10

Ditch the friend. Divorce the husband.

Cleanlines · 01/12/2021 10:39

I have recently had a conversation with family members about their negative comments towards me. Sly digs, bad mouthing to others, rudeness about my appearance and home. You need to have a conversation and be firm and tell them you will not tolerate being belittled. Be prepared for them to deny, accuse you of not having a sense of humour or whatever excuse let’s them off the hook. Good luck.

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