looming awkward encounter

[stubbornhubby]

So here's the thing: Mrs S and I are going to reunion at my old school (the school is about 900 years old, or something, just everyone will be there).

From the guest list that came round I realise that one of the people that will be there is Old Flame (mine). Fair enough: that's what you expect at school reunions.

BUT

• what Mrs S doesn't know is: about a year ago OF and I had lunch together.. after she found me on facebook

So... an awkward encounter looms.

What, mumsnetters, Do I do ..

My ideas are

A - mention in advance to Mrs S that OF and I had lunch (ouch....)

B - email OF (we haven't seen each other since) to confess that I didn't tell Mrs S about our lunch and would she please not mention it (but that makes the lunch seem a bigger deal than it was)

C - go to the reunion but keep a constant watch for OF and whenever we see her.. quickly run and hide

D - go to reunion and hope OF has the sense not to mention it

E - go to the reunion and bluff 'of course I told you darling..... what? didn't I? are you sure? no, I must have done'

F - something else

I am figuring on C

but I just know that mumsnet will know what's best...

Rats, I was fooled (my best is, as I know, inadequate) by my comment starting a new page! Please read my reference to "on this very page" as a reference to the last page .

Sorry SH, you've lost me. You said I watched Eastenders, I don't. Why is that me trolling?

Doing - I took no offence at being told I watched Eastenders, I simply said I didn't, which I don't. My 'patronising' comment was in relation to Steve's comment about the French. JK is a guilty pleasure of mine while I'm on maternity leave.

@DeFluffy - OK (sigh) I'll bite. Who is Steve?

@doingmyinadequatebest
Well I earn

• enough to buy rib-eye stake and a glass of wine for an OF in a tiptop london restaurant

• but not as much as partner in magic circle london law firm

Let's say more than ten times the income (and more than twice the IQ) as your average Jeremy Kyle fan.

(Not including those on maternity leave of course)

stubbornhubby

You are so full of shit.

Stubborn - you are funny. I imagine our earnings are fairly similar then (although obviously mine just pip yours). Maybe we should do lunch? You're paying though

Steve is the troll that has been irritating everyone recently. Your style is similar. I'm still sure you're Rod Liddle.

Seriously now, what was that Eastenders stuff about? I think you may be mixing me up with someone else.

As for JK, I know its wrong on so many levels I just can't seem to help myself. Maybe there is a course for addicts I can go on?
I sit there (fag in hand natch) every morning with my face like this

Against all my better instincts though thesun, I'm kind of warming to the funny little thing. You wouldn't want to marry him, or sleep with him, but I would like to keep him at home as a cute little pet. I can just imagine scratching his sweet little ears, awwww.

@DeFluffy - you see now that's a terrible shame because all of a sudden I find that I would like to sleep with you (sigh we stubbornhubbies, we just roll over when we get a compliment)

perhaps we could try the whole secret lunch idea anyway and, you know, see where it leads us? You being the richest, and all, I think it's your job to fork out the extortionate £5 to send me a 'secret' MN message (you think MNHQ don't read them? think again)

Eastenders - I have re-read the thread, and I admit it: I erred. I mixed up the posts. I'll bet you are a Newsnight kind of woman, really.

BTW I am so NOT Rod Liddle (though I might earn more than him):

Marriage
Liddle married his long-term partner, Rachel Royce, a television presenter, in January 2004 in Malaysia. They had been living in Heytesbury, Wiltshire, and had two sons together, Tyler and Wilder.[12] Six months later, Liddle moved in with Alicia Monckton, a 22-year-old receptionist at The Spectator. It transpired that he had cut his honeymoon with Royce short so that he could be with Monckton. Royce divorced him, and he and Monckton were subsequently married.[13] On 5 May 2005, he was arrested for common assault against Monckton, who was 20 weeks pregnant at the time. He admitted the offence and accepted a police caution, but said later that he only did so because it was the quickest way for him to be released, and that he had not assaulted her.[14]

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rod_Liddle

SH - I've gone all girly and giggly now I've got a cellar I could keep you in and just take you out and play with you and your soft ears occassionally?

I didn't know the bit about Rod and the assault. I knew he'd cheated on his wife but didn't realise he'd actually gone on to marry the mistress. He is just so ugly. Urgh.

how tall are the table and chairs in your cellar?

I haven't got any down there sorry. Its all dank and dark. I could get you some special short ones in if you'd like?

stubbornhubby - how many kids have you got?

Would you mind if I sat on a cushion ?

Would you mind if I sat on a cushion ?

stubbornhubby for such a high achiever, I am surprised that you don't know how to spell steak - as in the meat...

It was me that mentioned eastenders, I got distracted by it last night on your thread, there was a guy seeing twowoman and trying to stop them from finding out about each other.

Anywho you've still not said why you think she might have tried to stop you going.

It was me that mentioned eastenders, I got distracted by it last night on your thread, there was a guy seeing twowoman and trying to stop them from finding out about each other.

Anywho you've still not said why you think she might have tried to stop you going.

I still want to know how many kids you have?

@fabisgoingtgetfit: I am intrigued....why do you want to know how many children stubbyhubby has?

Because I think I might know him.

@fabisgettingfit: I am confused, too, now. If Stubbornhubby says he has 2 kids, and your friend also has 2 kids, then how will you know if he is indeed your friend? A lot of people have 2 children.

You presumably only have a 2 in 3 chance or so of ruling him out on the basis of number of children. Don't you have to ask something more distinctive....like, do you have a handlebar moustache? or do you live in Dorking? Unless of course your friend has, say, 12 children, of course.

Ooooh, it's like that game where you try to guess which person card the other player has chosen ;-)

I'll go first (well, second after the children question). @Stubbyhubby, do you have blonde hair?

But wow, it just occurred to me, Fab, do you know someone with too short kitchen chairs who has been on a secret lunch date with an OF? Wow, how would you know unless you are the OF with whom a man has had a secret lunch and are about to attend a reunion? Wow, wow. Do you still have feelings for this mystery man? Tell us more

If he has 2 kids it isn't him.

The way he writes is so like my friend.

He has a thing for old flames too.

I know nothing about chairs.

I am not the OF.

Hi fabisgoingtogetfit,
Gosh, I so hope you don't know me (although, tbh, the idea of being recognised by my writing style does appeal to my poor neglected ego.. Do you read my blog or something ? ) no, I don't have two children. How many do you think I have ?

@onsabbatical (you sound wealthy BTW. ) hey, quit with the stubby stuff already! Its stubbORN !