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How to deal with a mean girl?

11 replies

poshsinglemum · 26/11/2010 12:46

In my circle their is a women who I used to know at uni. I used to have a crush on her brother which was recently rekindled.
I invited her out for my birthday and she was mean to me the entire night.I I posted about it. She responded to my invite as ''that would be quite nice.'' In other words; not nice at all.I think she didn't want me to go near her brother as he has a gf ; understandable I guess.(I no longer want to anyway)
It's just the way she hijacked my birthday meal as a chance to get at me. Sjhe also made some personal comments about my mum. She's one of those super confident women with a wonderful husband and amazing life and likes to organise everyone. Like the popular girl at school and still has that role. She can be lovely; mostly to everyone else. I still feel mad about the way she treated me. I felt that she looks for weaknesses in others as a chance to jusdge them.
I have remained civil but distant. It certainly worked to put me off her brother but considering she's an old aquaintance she could have done it differently.
Since that meal she has been fine with no swipes. How do I stop feeling mad with heR? I can avoid her to acertain extent but our kids go to the same activities so I don't want to stop going just because of this.

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poshsinglemum · 26/11/2010 12:48

I also confided in her some personal stuff as I am very open (Stupidly so) and now I'm a bit concerned.
What has thrown me is that she's been really nice since that birthday meal.

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matildarosepink · 26/11/2010 12:59

Happiness is the best revenge.. find other friends and socially invest elsewhere. She then won't matter to you!!

TrappedinSuburbia · 26/11/2010 13:48

People that are genuinely happy do not act in this way.
Distance yourself from the nasty bitch and realise people like that are usually desperately unhappy!
If she ever asks you why you are distant with her, just tell her you thought she was really nasty to you on your birthday night.

toomanystuffedbears · 26/11/2010 23:32

Maybe the birthday drama was about her needyness for being the center of attention; could possibly not be about you, per se, iyswim.

Yes, or no though, who'd want someone like that for a (potential) sil?

To stop feeling mad at her will, imho, require you to stop having any feelings at all for her. Complete indifference; complete emotional detachment.

poshsinglemum · 27/11/2010 18:29

Thanks for the replies. I think I feel something because I am hurt on many levels. Well I am clearly not good enough for her bro. That's what hurts. She knew about my history and she exploited it to make me look bad.
He was flirting with me for a bit which made me feel for him again but I get the slag label. Oh well- I can deal with that!

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BelleDameSansMerci · 27/11/2010 18:33

posh - you seem to be really going through some stuff at the moment.

She may well know that her behaviour was unkind (at best). Perhaps she's trying to make amends. That doesn't excuse it at all, of course.

Agree with all other (wiser) posts here...

LittleMissHissyFit · 27/11/2010 19:26

Posh... tough talking here, but meant with love. Promise.

Why the F do you care what she thinks of you? You are doing the best you can. If she doesn't approve of you, so FFing what?

If her brother fancied you, and wanted a relationship with you, and her bitchiness put him off, then he is not for you. If he sat there while you were humiliated at your own bloody birthday party, then you need to get rid of the pair of them.

Would you WANT her for a SIL? I bloody wouldn't. SHE is not good enough for YOU!

FWIW, I wouldn't bloody give her the time of day if she'd have said half of what she has said and done to you.

I'm betting that if her life was as wonderful as she is projecting it to be she wouldn't be such a petty and nasty bitch. I'm willing to bet all is not happy in her home.

She's being nice(r), cos she has seen you off and you are no longer in the potential picture. I'm willing to bet that she is jealous of you for some reason.

You may have a lot going on, but FGS, ditch this Victim Mentality and hold your head up high. Sod the lot of em. Brass em out!

Stop feeling sorry for yourself, you are a good person with a terrific heart. You are getting far too wound up by very nasty people, that do not deserve your attention.

Take your DC to the events/activities, Nod and say hi, but that is it. Cut contact to minimum, phase them out.

When you start seeing in yourself what the rest of us see, a great mum, with a huge heart, sensitive and trying her bloody best, then you will attract friends that deserve you.

If you keep going around with this victim hat on, all the shitty abusive bullies will smell blood in the water and come to feed. On you.

poshsinglemum · 27/11/2010 21:48

Thanks for the tough talking; it was what I needed. I'm not a victim. I know it seems like that sometimes but I'm proud most of the time. He wasn't there. I will always have a soft spot for him but couldn't cope with this behaviour from his sis.

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poshsinglemum · 27/11/2010 21:49

I suppose she was trying to protect them both. Just went about it in a wierd way.

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poshsinglemum · 27/11/2010 21:57

The wierd thing is; the last thing I wanted to talk about was her sodding brother; the whole stupid crush was really getting me down. I'm proud of the way in which I handled it though; I rose above it and kept changing the subject onto ''normal'' topics of conversataion.
His girlfriend sounds amazing and lovely; I just can't help the feelings I have for people. It's complicated.
It was her intention that hurt.

I guess I felt sad that I thought I could trust her but I guess if someone was after my brother and I really loved his gf I would be pissed off too.

What really fucked me off was that she mentioned my mum's illness. I just felt overexposed the next day.

She's one of those people for whome there is very little margin for error. Totally exhausting. I don't hate her really I don't. I just feel let down by her. We go back mabe ten years and she knows about the history I share with her bro so really she should be more understanding. (nothing naughty happened btw.)

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LittleMissHissyFit · 27/11/2010 22:29

Good for you Posh, sounds like you handled her just right.

Icy cool. Keep your distance.

As for her not having much margin for error. That works both ways eh? You can say to her, Look, you and I go back a way, but I was hurt by things you said and did and tbh it has soured my opinion of you. Then leave it at that.

Take the moral high ground. Her behaviour at your party was beyond rude!

Be proud ALL of the time. You have earned that right!

You don't have things easy, but you are getting there, you are winning, and you will win in the end!

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