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Is this woman saying inappropriate things to my DP, or AIBU?

41 replies

letslistthis · 10/04/2015 10:13

I'm looking for some objective opinions on this sort of behaviour. Myself and DP have been together for almost 3 years.

My DP had a mate he lived near for about a year before meeting me. This mate had a long term DP who he lived with. My DP had therefore met his mate's DP, and, from what I know, they used to go for drinks in a big group of other friends etc. He never met up with his friends' DP alone, or anything like that. He literally knew her through the friendship with his mate.

I moved in with my DP a few months after meeting him. I therefore also lived near my DP's mate and his DP. We went for dinner occasionally. I wasn't exactly friends with this girl - she wasn't really my type of person and we had little in common, but we were always nice to one another and got on well for the sake of the 2 guys. Whenever anything was organised, the guys would do it, and I knew my DP never contacted his mate's DP directly over anything, though from time to time they would have the odd chat on Facebook - nothing inappropriate at all. It is worth noting that perhaps over a year, we went out as a group of 4, maybe 5 times, so not often. We were by no means best friends, and my DP has much closer friends than this mate I refer to.

Fast forward to a couple of years later, and this couple had moved a few hours away, and then they had broken up. Since the break up, this woman talked to my DP a lot about it. I get it, she was heartbroken, they had been together since late teens etc etc. I felt bad for her. However, I couldn;t help but find it strange that the contact had increased so significantly. When I am hurting over something, I wouldn't turn to someone I knew through my DP, nor lean on someone else's DP in this way. It all came to a head a few months ago when I ended up messaging her to say that her asking my DP to visit her was inappropriate, (especially messaging him at 11.45pm on a friday night when we are sitting watching tv together!). She played the victim card and made me out to be 'crazy.' I dislike confrontation with women, and therefore actively avoid it, but this had pissed me off to the extreme. I later apologised and told her I felt uncofrtable about the messages but I understood she was hurting. I didn;t get a response but weeks later she commented on a photo of me and DP on holiday and told us to have a good time. So I got over it and pushed it out of my mind.

A few months have passed and nothing incriminating seemed to occur. It is worth mentioning that I also told DP that I didliked him facilitating all the conversations and that it absolutely was not ok for him to let her ask him to visit her like she had...he said he understood and the contact seemed to stop for the most part, if not all.

Yesterday, however, my DP happened to speak with this woman (she said hello on social media), and he mentioned that he was working abroad for a bit. This woman then (apparently jokingly), said 'I will pack my bags for a visit!' I told my DP that I felt like the boundaries had been removed again and it made me very uncomfortable. He told me there is absolutely no feeling for her, and I believe him. But it feels so disrespectful to me for her to even say this. AIBU? Am I making more of this because of what happened in the past with her constant contact with my DP? I feel that I would never ever say that to one of my friends' partners, not even in a jokey way, and I certainly wouldn't to a man in a relationship with a woman I rarely speak to/am not 'friends' with in the true sense of the word. Everytime I try and rationalise it as a joke, I just think how weird I would feel if I said something like that to anyone who had a DP. AIBU?

OP posts:
BoneyBackJefferson · 10/04/2015 12:23

"you know , and so does he , that if she was a sixty year old man he would not have been offering daily support."

You know the OP's DH that well?

AnyFucker · 10/04/2015 12:24

BBJ, have you got any constructive advice for the OP that doesn't involve making personal digs at other posters ?

BoneyBackJefferson · 10/04/2015 12:28

AnyFucker

I am pointing out that those blaming the DH do not know him.

As far as we can see (and as far as the OP knows) he has reduced the contact time down to a minimum.

And FYI they are not personal digs, or are we not allowed to point put holes in advice?

AnyFucker · 10/04/2015 12:29

No, you made a point of targeting one poster. It's there, in black and white.

badbaldingballerina123 · 10/04/2015 12:30

Boney I'm not interested in responding to your clear attempts at baiting. Do fuck off.

Gina111 · 10/04/2015 12:31

You can't control other women's approaches to your DP. All you need to consider is how he responds to them and if you are happy with that.

BoneyBackJefferson · 10/04/2015 12:34

The the poster is either projecting or baiting? it is an opinion, We don't know if the DH is doing this at the OP's expense or if he is enjoying the ego boost.

From what I understand of the op's posts he responds to texts asking for help, when she (the op) confronted the woman she stopped texting (as far as we know) the only time the OP's DH has contacted the woman is in response to the woman's texts.

She would have more issues if he was contacting her. but that's just my opinion.

BoneyBackJefferson · 10/04/2015 12:35

babdbalding

if you don't want to respond then don't.

TheoriginalLEM · 10/04/2015 12:51

What is "that sort of woman"?

Jackie0 · 10/04/2015 12:56

I'd hate this. You're being a lot more reasonable than I would be.

SirVixofVixHall · 10/04/2015 13:08

Hmm..I've always had good male friends and DH has close female ones, so I don't really agree that suggesting a visit isn't ok just because someone is in a relationship. Impossible to know if she fancies your DP or if she does see him as a friend (and a contact with her ex). As long as your DH makes the boundaries clear, then I don't see there is a problem. Your hackles are up as you think she has designs on your DP, but whether or not she has is immaterial really, if your DH isn't interested, which he doesn't sound as though he is at all, then there isn't a problem. You find it a bit annoying and bad manners, which it may be, depending on how she is viewing it, but don't turn it into something larger than that. Maybe she is not a terribly thoughtful person, maybe she is enjoying annoying you, or most likely she just wants to keep contact with her ex. Perhaps she is hoping to get back together with him and sees your DH as an asset in that?

kissmethere · 10/04/2015 13:16

Yanbu , however I've been the "friend" at the other end. I've been with Dh a long time and Ive seen his mates girlfriends come and go. I also have lots of single female friends who dh's friends girlfriends have felt insecure about but we've been in the same circle for years and years and nothing is ever going to go beyond being friends.
My point is she should know by now that maybe she's pushing it and back off although your dp needs to set a boundary if he intends on staying with you.

kissmethere · 10/04/2015 13:18

Ha , basically what VixofVixHall has just said...

zippey · 10/04/2015 13:51

I would rethink my relationship to this person. He is obviously putting her feelings above yours, and you aren't being unreasonable. In your shoes he would be upset if the situation were reversed.

And don't worry about not wanting to be one of "those girls". The comment reminded me of Gone Girl's comments on the "cool girl". Your feelings are your own and they are valid.

zippey · 10/04/2015 13:55

The girl is flirting with your DP and its an ego boost for your DP. Your DP likes his ego stroked, but its doing nothing for your relationship or self esteem.

Dosydoly · 10/04/2015 14:07

I think you're massively overreacting. You've never liked her she 'wasn't your type of person' and you weren't happy she asked him to visit her?? You sound vert insecure.

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