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Husband went to friends house for dinner and didn't get back until 4am. Aibu to find this odd?

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JudyLemon · 03/03/2024 08:51

DH has a friendship group of about 10, all male. Friends fiance loves to invite all of their friendship group over on a semi regular basis and cook for them. He has been twice before and came home around 11 each time.

Last night was one of these meals, she was making chimichangas apparently. He left for theirs at around 5 and got back at 4am this morning. He was a little drunk but seemed fine. We didn't really speak last night and obviously he's still asleep this morning. He doesn’t go out much and is great in all other ways so this really shouldn't bother me but I just feel really uncomfortable with how long he was there.

To be clear, I do not particularly like the fiance and this may be clouding my judgement. I find it quite desperate that she wants to invite a group of men over and cook for them. She's quite abit younger than me and DH and his friends so I guess I'm making a judgement on that too.

Aibu to be annoyed or should I try to not be grumpy with him when he wakes up?

OP posts:
Bestdressed · 03/03/2024 09:39

EspressoMacchiato · 03/03/2024 09:33

Unclench OP.

90% of the replies here are unhinged.

My DH regularly goes to eat at his friends house with other friends all male. His friends wife cooks because she loves it and she’s good at it. She take a portion to her room and watches TV while our DHs chat or play a board game.

You all seem controlling or mistrusting.

Haha like I said we don’t all know the bigger pic or the past of others

you are very judgemental hope your life is as perfect as you

DGPP · 03/03/2024 09:41

This wouldn’t bother me at all! Either you trust him or don’t. Sometimes I get in at 4am after a big night out. What’s the problem??
I think it’s nice the fiancée wants to cook for them

NeedtostopusingMNsomuch · 03/03/2024 09:41

If it was me it would be a one-off and I would be happy that my DH had a good time. 4am finish means it was a fun night with friends and now he can look after the children and it’s your turn next for time out / night out etc. if he was steaming drunk and I had plans the next day I would be annoyed but it doesn’t sound like he was. Maybe they had a long game of poker or something

fruity81 · 03/03/2024 09:41

ExtraOnions · 03/03/2024 09:36

Erm…no … he doesn’t have his friends over at the same time, nor is he cooking for his friends. Nor are any of his friends that he does have over (at a different time) the partners of the people I have over.

so he cooks for you all
doesn’t eat with you
replenishes drinks

Id feel a bit… guilty if i was a guest!

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:43

SD1978 · 03/03/2024 09:34

Yes I think it's bloody strange that she only wants the men over and never hosts smaller groups with their partners. No I don't think it's a gang bang. But wanting only males everyone, smacks of the pick me girl mentality.

Absolutely, but they are his friends, so they aren’t just coming to see her. And the ops jealousy is a real issue here.

EspressoMacchiato · 03/03/2024 09:43

@Bestdressed it is, thank you for asking ☺️

MyLadyTheKingsMother · 03/03/2024 09:44

She most likely doesn't trust her fiance and doesn't want him out in the town with his mates so is making it a 'thing' that everyone goes to theirs.

Your reading way too much into this.

If you have a problem with your H staying out till 4am then say so, but it's fuck all to do with her.

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:44

JudyLemon · 03/03/2024 09:33

@Doglegs Thank you for this and to the other posters are aren't implying that I'm a jealous old woman.

No one knows how old you are. But you clearly are jealous. Writhing in it. You even say In your op you judge her as she’s younger. And clearly this is far from she’s inviting them over and her partner is irrelevant, as you’re making out.

Bestdressed · 03/03/2024 09:45

EspressoMacchiato · 03/03/2024 09:43

@Bestdressed it is, thank you for asking ☺️

I doubt it 😆

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:45

MyLadyTheKingsMother · 03/03/2024 09:44

She most likely doesn't trust her fiance and doesn't want him out in the town with his mates so is making it a 'thing' that everyone goes to theirs.

Your reading way too much into this.

If you have a problem with your H staying out till 4am then say so, but it's fuck all to do with her.

Or maybe they are just a normal couple, he wants a night with his male friends and she’s happy to cook as she enjoys it?

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:45

SD1978 · 03/03/2024 09:34

Yes I think it's bloody strange that she only wants the men over and never hosts smaller groups with their partners. No I don't think it's a gang bang. But wanting only males everyone, smacks of the pick me girl mentality.

😂 Quite

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:46

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:45

😂 Quite

The misogyny on here is shocking. It’s her partners friends, it’s his friendship circle, they all go to his and she’s happy to cook. Wtaf with the pick me mentality.

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:48

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:46

The misogyny on here is shocking. It’s her partners friends, it’s his friendship circle, they all go to his and she’s happy to cook. Wtaf with the pick me mentality.

No she invites them all. It’s her party not his.

alwaysmovingforwards · 03/03/2024 09:48

JudyLemon · 03/03/2024 09:08

Thank you for the replies so far, maybe I do need to get over it. Kids are older so not really an issue there. No she doesn't invite partners ever. I don't think they had a gang bang lol, drugs I obviously wouldn't approve of and seems unlikely. I wouldn't mind if his friend was the host and it was his idea but the impression I'm given is that it's all her. I meet with my friends of an evening sometimes and usually by 11 we're all abit tired and ready for home and bed. I guess I just don't understand how grown adults with responsibilities are just at someone's house until 4am.

Sorry but you sound a bit 'pipe and slippers' no offence 😂

Maybe that's why your DH needs a proper night out every now and again to have some fun.

jelliebelly · 03/03/2024 09:49

I think you’re being a bit of a killjoy. A group of friends have a get together which goes on to the small hours because they are having a fun night - is it really that unusual? If they wanted a dinner party with partners included that sounds like a different kind of evening entirely. It’s quite possible she cooks and leaves them to it or she’s trying to get into her dp’s good books by getting on with his friends - nothing wrong either way really.

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:52

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:48

No she invites them all. It’s her party not his.

It’s clearly not. It’s her partners friendship circle. You cannot honestly believe the partner is irrelevant and it’s all about her, just simply as the op is so jealous she thinks that. Cmon.

MixingPlaydough · 03/03/2024 09:53

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:48

No she invites them all. It’s her party not his.

How is it her party? Do people seriously think she messages all these blokes to invite them surely the much more logical scenario is he texts his mates and asks if they want to come over for the night and mentions that his partner will be cooking.

Echobelly · 03/03/2024 09:56

I wouldn't think twice about it if dh to stayed out that late if with old friends, even for dinner. He's certainly come back in the small hours and I just take it he's had a really nice night with them

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:57

JJathome · 03/03/2024 09:52

It’s clearly not. It’s her partners friendship circle. You cannot honestly believe the partner is irrelevant and it’s all about her, just simply as the op is so jealous she thinks that. Cmon.

🤷‍♀️ I read the OP as the girlfriend invites the men round and feeds them all. So it is her party.

I consider that if it was his party, He would invite them round. She might cook if she fancied, then leave them to it. On what planet do we live where a man doesn’t invite his own mates and his fiancée has to do it for him? Is he a child?? If that’s the case, that’s weird in itself.

rollonretirementfgs · 03/03/2024 09:59

You and your 'friend' are jealous. The end.

JJathome · 03/03/2024 10:00

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 09:57

🤷‍♀️ I read the OP as the girlfriend invites the men round and feeds them all. So it is her party.

I consider that if it was his party, He would invite them round. She might cook if she fancied, then leave them to it. On what planet do we live where a man doesn’t invite his own mates and his fiancée has to do it for him? Is he a child?? If that’s the case, that’s weird in itself.

Yes, that’s absolutely how it’s written. But it is clearly as her partner wants this, he isn’t an irrelevance here.

Doglegs · 03/03/2024 10:02

IsThisOneAvailable · 03/03/2024 09:31

Please tell me that this isn't a generalisation that any woman who enjoys platonic male company, and has limited female friends means that they are unsecured and require male validation 😬

No but the one I'm referring to definitely does.

99doshredballoons · 03/03/2024 10:03

JJathome · 03/03/2024 10:00

Yes, that’s absolutely how it’s written. But it is clearly as her partner wants this, he isn’t an irrelevance here.

Ok. I genuinely hadn’t considered that he was a child and she was trying to please him by inviting his friends For him. But that is probably it. If they’re both happy who cares. It’s just OP isn’t particularly happy about it.

AuntMarch · 03/03/2024 10:04

Isn't it just her doing something nice for her fiancé, offering to cook when he hosts his friends?
If you are annoyed with 4am that's one thing, but if it's only because a woman was in her own house cooking food for her husbands guests that's another.

SallyWD · 03/03/2024 10:06

I think this is more about you feeling a little insecure about the friend's fiance. Is she attractive?
I don't think him coming back at 4am is that unreasonable. I've had nights with friends where we all drink a little too much and stay up half the night talking.

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