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Torrent of abuse, did I react right?

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  • #32
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    intheclouds wrote: »
    Why is she invited to family events if she cannot behave like a reasonable adult at them?

    Politeness I suppose. And when you read things like this, you could see her telling him they're not going. And that would be that.
    I'm his wife. He doesn't ****ing care about you, no one does. He doesnt even like you you ****ing bitch. He has me and my family he doesn't need any of yous." ... horrendous. This was only one statement out of a torrent of this stuff.


  • #33
    Big Bag of Chips
    Administrators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 15,856 Admin ✭✭✭✭✭Big Bag of Chips


    At the next family event I'd just carry on doing what you've always done. Sounds like she doesn't mingle much with you anyway. Be polite but don't be in your face nice to her. I assume that's not how you behave around her anyway.

    Don't let yourself down by being nasty towards her. But don't fawn all over her either. If it's a family gathering with lots of people it should be very easy to not be in direct company with her.

    Edit..... And please don't involve your brother. He knows what she's like better than any of you. He doesn't need to be told.


  • #34
    Loopy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,220 ✭✭✭✭Loopy


    Why the hell does he not leave her?
    His life sounds like hell.
    Poor guy :(


  • #35
    L.Jenkins
    Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 19,242 Mod ✭✭✭✭L.Jenkins


    Loopy wrote: »
    Why the hell does he not leave her?
    His life sounds like hell.
    Poor guy :(

    Sadly it might not be that easy for him since they are married. While he is aware of her behaviour, he might see her through rose tinted glasses so to speak. There could be a lot of complicating factors in his own mind, preventing him from leaving her.


  • #36
    meeeeh
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,612 ✭✭✭✭meeeeh


    Or he might have no desire to leave. Just because one or a lot of people don't like someone it doesn't mean person in the relationship doesn't.

    Anyway OP it doesn't seem you have a very small family so you should be able to avoid her in social gatherings. And if you do have to talk to her just say minimum. Be civil and cold. If she wants to have an argument just tell her that this is not the time nor the place and walk away.


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