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AIBU?

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DH told me not to make plans so I didn’t then he did and wondered why I was annoyed

162 replies

VMB12 · 19/05/2025 10:13

DH and I have had a busy weekend, he explicitly said that he wanted Sunday free then announced that our friends were “passing” so would be “popping” in at 4pm, I wasn’t too happy but thought they’d be gone by 6pm and we could then settle down and chill watching TV for the evening. He then says “oh they say it’ll be 5pm” which got my back up a little and we exchanged words, then suddenly it was going to be 5.30pm and I confess I lost my temper a little, we argued and in the end he messaged them telling them not to come round and then proceeded to tell me what an awful person I am for not wanting to see our “friends”.
I disagree, I took it on the chin when they were coming at 4pm, I even accepted 5pm even though I thought it was rude to be a hour late but 5.30pm was the straw that broke the camels back. HE was the one who said he wanted the day kept free, HE said they could come without consulting me and HE then put them off coming. I apologised for losing my temper and he refused to accept it and is now giving me the silent treatment. So AIBU?

OP posts:
DuckbilledSplatterPuff · 19/05/2025 18:47

Pickingdates · 19/05/2025 13:53

This is the most consistently misogynistic site.

Women expecting any decent behaviour or treatment consistently attacked.

Really ugly, and getting worse unfortunately.

So much disparagement of the OP, criticising her for watching TV, trying to pretend that's the only way she spends her spare time, feeling so sorry for her sulking DH etc. etc.
There's a pile on like this happening in so many threads and its getting more and more common. And the phrases they come out with seem to have been repeated on other threads, really seems like its co-ordinated. Sadly they are particularly vicious when its an OP who is already vulnerable.

Pickingdates · 19/05/2025 18:53

DontReplyIWillLie · 19/05/2025 18:40

I can’t work out whether half the posters on this thread have had a massive comprehension fail or are wilfully ignoring the fact that it was OP’s partner who asked her not to make any plans. He supposedly wanted a chill out day too - it was HIS suggestion.

Why are certain people now desperate to cast OP in the role of the unsociable old meanie who has ruined her partner’s plan for a “drop by any time, the more the merrier” evening? HE is the one who threw a strop and cancelled because OP dared to express frustration at the delay, when she’d never really wanted visitors in the first place!

Literacy and comprehension are in very short supply.

Latching onto inane details, attacking the OP, misogynistic derailing of the thread with ridiculous abstract points, interrogation of minutiae, and relentlessly excusing the most awful male behaviour, is the way most threads go these days.

Completely moronic.
Beyond tedious to read.

You'd want to be utterly desperate to open a thread

MyKingdomForACat · 19/05/2025 19:10

BuildbyNumbere · 19/05/2025 18:15

Maybe your so called friends now feel the same about you 🤷🏻‍♀️

Exactly what I was going to say. Jeez

VMB12 · 19/05/2025 20:37

MyKingdomForACat · 19/05/2025 19:10

Exactly what I was going to say. Jeez

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

OP posts:
VMB12 · 19/05/2025 20:45

Pickingdates · 19/05/2025 18:53

Literacy and comprehension are in very short supply.

Latching onto inane details, attacking the OP, misogynistic derailing of the thread with ridiculous abstract points, interrogation of minutiae, and relentlessly excusing the most awful male behaviour, is the way most threads go these days.

Completely moronic.
Beyond tedious to read.

You'd want to be utterly desperate to open a thread

This will be my last time posting, some people have been absolutely lovely, others unbelievably spiteful, it appears that if you are a bully, this is the perfect site to disparage and insult with no consequences, if you love unexpected visitors and despise tv watchers then you are apparently very virtuous and better than everybody else. Thank you to all who took time to offer kind words or well meaning advice, I really appreciate it.

OP posts:
ThatGreatMember · 19/05/2025 20:57

MyUmberSeal · 19/05/2025 10:42

I feel sorry for your husband.

I feel sorry for yours.

Springtime43 · 19/05/2025 21:11

I’m so sorry OP, you seem to have found the keyboard warriors today. You may find ‘chat’ and ‘30 days only’ less brutal.

DontReplyIWillLie · 19/05/2025 21:25

Whiteflowerscreed · 19/05/2025 11:46

Agree. Tv is always there - especially with on demand etc. friends are more important than tv. Life is for living!

Jesus, OP hasn’t skipped their wedding to watch a rerun of The Weakest Link. She just fancied a night in! And as so many people seem to have forgotten - it was HER PARTNER who cancelled in the end.

Bourneo · 19/05/2025 21:34

Urgh! I'd be annoyed too! No way I'd want to host guests on a Sunday evening. That sounds awful. I'd have been really unhappy if they'd delayed by an hour and half too. Sunday evening is for relaxing and getting everything ready for work/ school next day.

Springtime43 · 19/05/2025 21:44

Bourneo · 19/05/2025 21:34

Urgh! I'd be annoyed too! No way I'd want to host guests on a Sunday evening. That sounds awful. I'd have been really unhappy if they'd delayed by an hour and half too. Sunday evening is for relaxing and getting everything ready for work/ school next day.

Yep, Sunday nights are for gearing up for the coming week

knittasgonna · 19/05/2025 21:48

YANBU, OP, and I'd ignore the people looking for a fight. It's not boring or unreasonable or any cause to feel sorry for OP's husband that she didn't want friends stopping by (or making a special trip to visit) when they'd already mutually agreed to have a quiet night alone. OP's husband (or their friends, or both) kept changing the parameters of the visit. It's no wonder she was annoyed.

There's nothing wrong with preferring TV to friends, every once in a while (or even always, depending on the friends).

CuthbertStrange · 21/05/2025 18:14

thetrumanshow · 19/05/2025 17:40

Sacred for what?

Everyone has their own idea on what constitutes an ideal evening. The idea of staying home alone watching tv is a very depressing one for many people.

I’m not sure why you’re sounding so excited. Rest is very important for many before the start of another hectic week. I would personally not be pleased at having guests on a Sunday evening - particularly ones who overstay their welcome. In any case, you need to calm down in your responses. It’s weird to get so jumpy because of a difference in opinion.

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