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Overheard new partners parents talking about my looks

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ninetyninedays · 04/07/2025 14:09

I have been with my partner nearly a year.
His parents live a few hours away so I’ve only met them a couple of times when they’ve visited but I thought they seemed lovely so when they invited us to stay for the weekend I agreed and we stayed in his old room.
I thought we were all having a lovely time, when I walked in on his parents talking in the kitchen asking what they thought of me and saying they were surprised because he hates fat women so couldn’t understand why he was with one.
I was understandably hurt but didn’t let on I heard so I told my partner and we just got our things and drove home while they were in the garden.

I never want to see them again and my partner accepts this and blocked them and we’ll have no more contact.
The thing is

  1. I feel guilty that he has cut off his parents for me.

  2. Is it true and he really has always hated girls my size? Then were they just making a point and I should be asking the same question and be mad at him?

  3. His parents don’t know why we’ve blocked them and will never know because they’ll never see us again so I feel like they have got away with it and not been held accountable. I think he should tell them and then block them so they know the consequences of what they said.
    My partner is just saying they’re blocked so leave it but how is that a lesson learned?

OP posts:
Jellybelly66 · 28/07/2025 21:43

This feels like a total over reaction to comments that you were not supposed to hear. His parents will clearly have no idea why the pair of you just did a runner and then proceeded to blocked them. Have you not thought that if they did know they would be mortified. The conversation was not meant for you to hear so get a grip and grow up! This is real life and if being overweight is such an issue to you then do something about it! The issue is clearly your low self esteem & insecurities and scoring a victory on the back of your BF parents being blocked is not a win. It all sounds rather silly & controlling and my sympathies go out to the oblivious parents..

FioFioSILK · 03/08/2025 13:43

There's nothing wrong otg being fat I kes you feel that it was said as a criticism. Did he defend you and why he liked you ? I don't think he'd actually block them over this. And if he has be very wary as he may dot he same to you. He shouldn't have to choose because his parents have an opinion that at you don't like. They didn't say you were awful or rude did they ? My issue would be did he defend you? Get him to u lock his parents. This is ridiculous

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