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To think that my brothers girlfriend should just not come here if she is going to be so bloody fussy

88 replies

IllegallyBrunette · 31/05/2008 16:22

For the past few years, every month or so I have had a curry night, where my mum, elder and younger brothers and their gf's come over, we have a take away, and several drinks, my kids run riot and everyone has a good laugh etc.

Anyway, up until a few months ago, my elder brother hadn't got a gf, so he always came alone. Now he has, and like the nice people that we are we welcomed her with open arms, but I have to say that I am now getting seriously pissed off with how fussy she is.

The one time they came and we had chinese. She said it wouldn't be as nice as the chinese by her, so ordered english. Fine, no problem, up to her.

Then last time we had indian and she said she wouldn't like it because her mum cooks better indian food, so she had english stuff again, but when it came she said the chicken didn't taste right.
Now both of my dd's had the chicken too, and believe me if I had thought there was anything wrong with it, i'd not have let them eat it, but I tasted it, and it was absolutly fine.

So, another curry night is planned for tonight, and this time it is just elder brother and fussy gf coming, plus my mum.
Brother has just rung to say that his gf is worrying about what we are going to eat, as she didn't like the food from the last place.

I said, I wasn't sure yet. We are possibly trying a new place, but hadn't quite decided. He said oh, and I could hear her mumbling in the background that she didn't want anything if we were going to order from the same place as before.

Then my brother said 'will we be able to britains got talent ?'. I said no because it clashes with Dr Who and I don't have the facility to record anything.
My brother who has a V+ box then tells his gf that no she can't watch it, and he will record it and they can watch it when they get back. I could hear her moaning, that she wanted to watch it as it happened.

AIBU to think that she should just not bloody come if she is going to be so bloody fussy ??

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IllegallyBrunette · 31/05/2008 17:10

She is 24

She went to GB emma.

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tiredemma · 31/05/2008 17:21

She sounds about 12.

Would I know her? (probably not- we would have left wouldnt we by then??

booge · 31/05/2008 17:24

If her Chinese food is so good perhaps she should cook for you all

LavendersBlueDillyDilly · 31/05/2008 17:28

She sounds a nightmare. Even worse then my SIL, who can:

only drink certain herbal tea
Only dribk one variety of wine
not eat curry at all
not eat anything with nuts
only sleep in the best bed in the house
not eat anything with cream
not allow animals near her
can't help as is always 'tired'
has frequent headaches
is paranoid about germs
can't sit on a stool

and many more.

She gets right up my nose, but your sounds even worse.

hope she doesn't become your SIL

ShowOfHands · 31/05/2008 17:35

MKG... er, converse with the hand girlfriend.

Is that right?

Aww, you're my favourite American after Jake Gyllenhaal and I like him for Different Reasons Entirely.

Blandmum · 31/05/2008 17:43

I once had a woman round to dinner who had a list of 'allergies' as long as your arm that covered fish, seafood of all sorts, dairy products of all sorts, many fruits and chocolate. She was also 'allergic' to Australain wine.

When I quizzed her about this she told me that she had once drunk australian wine and woken up the next day with a headache so she must be allergic to it.

impishly I bought new zealand wine for the dinner

Psychomum5 · 31/05/2008 17:47

lol @ being 'allergic' to australian wine becuase of a headache.

I would therefore be allergic to every type of alcohol if that were the case

LooptheLoop · 31/05/2008 17:54

Blimey I admire your reserve in justing calling her "fussy" in your post.

She sounds amazingly rude! Hope your brother wakes up soon.

Quattrocento · 31/05/2008 17:57

It sounds to me that the curry nights were a good thing for a time but not worth bothering about now. If one brother is too far away and the other afflicted with a too-fussy girlfriend, and if you are getting a bit fed up to waking up to a lot of washing up, why not just can the habit and go out with your immediate family?

BreeVanDerCampLGJ · 31/05/2008 17:59

Nutty, offer her one of your muffins and see her run........................

WanderingTrolley · 31/05/2008 18:01

Ask them to host.

She is appallingly rude. If you feel you must invite them, ring them up and chirpily announce problem solved, they can order and collect from the 'much niver' place near her for all of you, and you will sort the money out when they arrive. Then complain that all the food tastes of shit.

missblythe · 31/05/2008 18:11

Ringing in advance to complain about food that you haven't given her yet. Brilliant!

Suspect that she doesn't actually like 'foreign stuff', and her mum's curry comes from a jar.

YANBU

differentID · 31/05/2008 18:27

she sounds a nightmare. Tell her the next one is at her place.

IllegallyBrunette · 31/05/2008 18:28

ROFL Bree - I might just do that.

She does like my cup of tea though.

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IllegallyBrunette · 31/05/2008 18:28

She lives with her parents by the way.

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IllegallyBrunette · 31/05/2008 19:26

Guess what we are watching

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VictorianSqualor · 31/05/2008 22:14

Britains got talent
Awww netty

stleger · 31/05/2008 22:16

(Wish somebody would invite me to a curry evening.)

madamez · 31/05/2008 22:22

Of course, it is possible that she knows you don't like her and have been telling your brother she's not good enough for him and is therefore being difficult as she can be, just to wind you up.

Cocobear · 31/05/2008 22:29

Can I have her food if she's not eating it??

3725Hayley · 01/06/2008 09:46

How did you get on with 'miss fussy'?

IllegallyBrunette · 01/06/2008 20:20

Well she was happy that we ordered from somewhere else, but still only ordered english because 'it won't be like my mums so i won't risk it'.

When the food arrived she went on and on about the fact that she thought the chicken was cooked alot better, and must of asked my ds about 100 times if he preffered it to the last one. He is five, he can't remember what yesterdays breakfast was, let alone a meal he ate a month ago.

Then I was actually gobsmacked into silence when she said that they had brought some Smarties icecream for everyone. Nice thing to do right ? Yep, but she only likes Hagen Daz icecream, so she'd brought a little tub of that for her to eat.

Tbh I no longer care wether she thinks I like her or not, I am past caring. IMO she is rude and spoilt and selfish.

Oh and, me and my mum both said that the food was no where near as nice as the last place we used, that she didn't like. So I will be switching back to them and she can do what she likes.

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piratecat · 01/06/2008 20:26

maybe she doesn't like indian or chinese food? and can't admit it

but omg, what a nerve to bring tiny tub of haagen das for herself.
silly cow!!!

Twinkie1 · 01/06/2008 20:29

Oooohhhh I would make sure I only had water next time they came - tight and fussy!

ravenAK · 01/06/2008 20:35

Can you tell her that next month it's her & db's turn to host curry night?

Then you can all try her wonderful local restaurant & she can have the washingupathon next morning...