About twice a year we see my husbands sister and her husband. What happens is I get left with her and my husband finds 'manly' things to do with her husband. This would be OK if I found her company remotely agreeable but I don't. She is a stream of consciousness talker and a major hypochondriac. She talks over me continually and if she wasn't my husbands sister I would have no problem in just telling her to STFU, but I am hamstrung by family duty. I find her company so difficult I stop sleeping properly when she is in the house. I am sure she means well but I have endured 3 hours of her tedious boiler story and now she has underfloor heating issues I have completely lost the will to live. I have told husband that if he leaves me alone to deal with her again I will divorce him but I know that it will just repeat itself. How do I get her to shut up without killing her? Am I being unreasonable feeling this way?
AIBU?
Am I being unreasonable to dread visits of my husbands sister
JaneMumofTwins · 27/03/2024 15:53
Am I being unreasonable?
375 votes. Final results.
POLLHomesweethome23 · 27/03/2024 15:57
Seeming as it’s only twice a year I would grin and bear it.
toomanyy · 27/03/2024 16:19
Enough's enough, don’t be there when they visit. Why are they stopping over, why can’t they visit for the day or stay in a bnb?
Fulshaw · 27/03/2024 16:19
All these posters suggesting the OP be busy or make other plans. Bit rude when you know they’re coming to visit!
Talipesmum · 27/03/2024 16:08
Basically this.
How long is this for? A day, a week?
If it’s longer than maybe a day, then yes I’d possibly be busy for some of it.
Homesweethome23 · 27/03/2024 15:57
Seeming as it’s only twice a year I would grin and bear it.
JaneMumofTwins · 27/03/2024 17:41
They stay for 4 days to 1 week.
Talipesmum · 27/03/2024 16:08
Basically this.
How long is this for? A day, a week?
If it’s longer than maybe a day, then yes I’d possibly be busy for some of it.
Homesweethome23 · 27/03/2024 15:57
Seeming as it’s only twice a year I would grin and bear it.
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GalileoHumpkins · 27/03/2024 16:51
She sounds like a Jane Austen character!
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