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To think my brother's new girlfriend is rude.

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Scyla · 14/11/2022 13:26

I've just had a weekend at my brother's place in the Mediterranean. He has lived there for years. He and I both got divorced about ten years ago and so we have seen quite a lot of each other since and enjoy talking about life, the universe etc whilst drinking wine in the sunshine. Recently a new woman appeared in his life and I really liked her when I first met her last year, she's lively and fun and enjoys hosting and cooking. They have had a bumpy year or two as she wants total commitment whilst bro wanted only part time and to keep some personal time. It's a bit uneasy as neither are really getting what they want.

Anyway she's now decided I need fixing up as I am also wrong about relationships.
I dated for a while after divorcing but gave up as I was having no luck, just bad experiences. I no longer want it need to be involved with anyone and I'm enjoying the solo life.
She started off with saying "and now we need to find Scyla a man" about a year ago. I said I didn't want that.

A year later I'm fed up of hearing about it. This weekend she got very drunk and at dinner was all literally shouting at me wagging her finger in my face about how wrong I am and how I'm not happy. I tried to laugh it off because it's so stupid, a woman I have only known for a year a so seems to believe she has a better handle on my emotions despite barely knowing me or my life at all than I do, it's silly. But then she started saying that my problems (I don't have any problems) are because the worst thing I did was to leave my husband.(ten years before this woman appeared in my brother's life.)

Honestly I think she went to far there. She was ranting this at me. It's definitely changed my affection for her right now, I feel like she's out of order. Do I just ignore it because she was drunk and just think it doesn't matter or does it? I'm happy for people to be as drunk as they like as long as they don't turn aggressive and behave like a twat but I wonder if I'm being unreasonable with this particular drunk twat!. As I said this has been getting steadily worse.

OP posts:
potniatheron · 14/11/2022 15:43

Mlb123 · 14/11/2022 15:07

I can't help but wonder if she has an ulterior motive to wanting you with a man rather than just your happiness. You say he wanted part time and she was insistent upon total commitment so it's not beyond the realm of possibility that she wants you loved up, so she can ensure more hold over your brother and that you will be both busy in a new relationship and less likely to pay attention to things happening with your brother's relationship and maybe she even thinks that it will sway your brother more into thinking that it's ok with the total commitment thing if you are also in a couple and possibly doing things as a foursome. Either way she is cheeky, rude and this is further evidence of what you already know/suspect and that is that she is controlling xx

This is a very astute observation @Mlb123

Anyway, your brother's girlfriend sounds like she has a drink problem. And a cluster B personality disroder or ten.

Avoid.

sue20 · 31/12/2022 12:27

She was drunk. Does she drink a lot possibly a problem? We can do inappropriate stuff when drunk really she should apologise but she might not remember the extent of her rant. Was DB also drunk? It’s up to him to speak with her about her behaviour.

re her views it’s none of her business. For some reason there are those who get deep satisfaction from telling everyone around them how to live. It comes from not having that very sorted for yourself.

sue20 · 31/12/2022 12:30

potniatheron · 14/11/2022 15:43

This is a very astute observation @Mlb123

Anyway, your brother's girlfriend sounds like she has a drink problem. And a cluster B personality disroder or ten.

Avoid.

What’s a cluster B personality when it’s at home???

SamphirethePogoingStickerist · 31/12/2022 12:35

In this instance @suez a vox pop bastardisation of some complex psychiatry!

IsEveryDayReallyASchoolDay · 02/01/2023 19:10

Has your brother been saying to her that he doesn't think you're happy and she's therefore verbalising it after she's had a drink?

potniatheron · 03/01/2023 15:28

sue20 · 31/12/2022 12:30

What’s a cluster B personality when it’s at home???

Cluster B personality disorders. Think Jameela Jamil, Megan Markle or Jack Monroe
www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-are-cluster-b-personality-disorders

mustgetoffmn · 03/01/2023 17:51

potniatheron · 03/01/2023 15:28

Cluster B personality disorders. Think Jameela Jamil, Megan Markle or Jack Monroe
www.webmd.com/mental-health/what-are-cluster-b-personality-disorders

thank you

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