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Is Husband being unreasonable....

36 replies

Orla32 · 30/03/2024 06:32

Out for dinner last night at 'D'H's friends and their wives. Lovely evening.

Get home and continue to have a few drinks and a dance together as it's a rare child free night. When we sit down and start to chat...

I mention that I may take our DC out with one of the other wives and their DC in a couple of weeks following a conversation at dinner.. DH then (out of nowhere) says "oh I see, get close to the enemy". Confused, I asked what he was talking about and apparently he thinks there is a "connection" between me and one of his friends (this wife's husband).

There is no connection - I've certainly never felt one anyway. I have however always felt awkward around this particular friend as DH has always said I fancy him and he fancies me (totally unfounded and not true). In the past If ever I have spoke to this friend at functions DH will always interprupt and in some form or another make me leave the conversation- all extremely awkward and uncomfortable especially as I talk to all his friends!

Anyway, at dinner I intentionally only said hi and bye to this friend and avoided any conversation and didn't even look at him but yet DH still makes the comment re. friends wife.

I question him further and he starts saying he feels a connection there and perhaps he is "ahead" of me and his friend and we will likely feel it in the future if we don't now and it ended with him telling me to fuck off - which I did - to bed. He slept downstairs.

Is DH being unreasonable to continue to stop me having conversations with this friend and therefore making things feel awkward every time we go out with his mates?!! ... This friend must think I'm so rude as I'm super chatty with every but won't even look at him - it's so awkward and ridiculous.

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HazelLion · 30/03/2024 08:34

He sounds delusional, to be honest. I had an ex that had similar ideas about me having a spark or attraction to various friends and relatives of his, and it only got worse as time went on, culminating in me being accused of sleeping with his brother because my ex had a dream about it. Look up Othello syndrome.

Does your husband smoke weed? That can make paranoia worse.

JJathome · 30/03/2024 08:38

What an odd little man he is. Accusing you of basically cheating in the future.

is the other man attractive, more attractive than him. More successful? I’d simply assume he’s envious of him and can’t understand why you can’t see the other man scores higher.

GingerPirate · 30/03/2024 08:48

Another pathetic little man.
Have to get off this forum.
😖

xyz111 · 30/03/2024 08:48

Sounds like you're acting really weird around the friend, so is that fuelling your DHs thoughts that something is going on?

WoodBurningStov · 30/03/2024 09:06

ilovelamp82 · 30/03/2024 07:05

My first instinct would be that he is cheating. My second would be that it might be the wife.

This is exactly what I was going to say

rainbowstardrops · 30/03/2024 09:18

Well he's insecure at the very least! That might be because his friend has cheated before but that's not your fault!
I certainly wouldn't have avoided speaking to the friend's husband just because yours is a twat.
I'd also be wondering if he's attracted to his friend's wife.

toomuchfaff · 30/03/2024 18:21

Myopicglass · 30/03/2024 06:38

Also Is he cheating? It’s common for cheaters to accuse others without justification. Judging you by their standards.

my first thought was projection...

They accuses you because that is their character, even if they are not cheating at this time, they have the penchant for it so treat you like you also have the penchant for it

BobbyBiscuits · 30/03/2024 18:27

If he thinks his friend fancies you then how is that your problem? You've clearly stated you do not fancy him. Your partner sound horribly immature and insecure.
Carry on being friends with the wife, ignore the comments from him!

ouch321 · 30/03/2024 18:32

Well, deliberately avoiding the friend in question whilst talking to all the other male friends does look suspicious.

StormingNorman · 30/03/2024 18:34

This was so cute at first - you had a fun dinner, you were dancing together at home. So sweet and then his cheating accusation hit me like a bolt. He has to get a grip on himself.

Has there been any cheating in the relationship that could leave him feeling insecure?

CommentNow · 30/03/2024 18:37

My ex was insecure. It was always someone.

I have no time for it now.

In your shoes o would just straight up draw a non negotiable boundary - it's his insecurity and if he brings it up again it's over. Kids or not, it's no way to live. There is no discussion.

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