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My (29F) husband (29M) thinks I should “suck it up†and hang out with his friend’s partner, whom I d (by Sparky)

 Sparky (0)  (29 / M-F / Massachusetts)
11-May-18 8:40 pm
My (29F) husband (29M) thinks I should “suck it up†and hang out with his friend’s partner, whom I don’t have an interest in befriending, because the guy won’t hang out with anyone without her present

Sorry if advance for the length. Last year, my husband and I moved to a new state for his career. He became pretty close with one of his co-workers, John. John is a nice guy and shared a lot of of our hobbies. We often all hung out together and sometimes my husband and John did their own thing.
About 6 months ago, John met a woman on a dating app and fell head over heels. He proposed to her after three months. This woman does not share the hobbies of our friend group and has made it very clear that she disapproves of certain individuals' behaviors, etc. She is controlling of John and sets rules as to what he is allowed to do and not allowed to do. However, he hasn’t really done much in the way of standing up for himself. He has cut ties with many friends from the group, and lies about his past behaviors in an attempt to portray a certain “image.†Without going into to much detail, John was a bit of a wild child and this woman is openly religious and vocal about any concerns she has with other’s viewpoints/lifestyles. My husband and other friends invite him to things and he usually says he’ll “check with†his fiancé and then typically says he can’t. Anytime we're at any events for my husband's company, they openly engage in PDA (open mouth french kissed at a retirement party two weeks ago) and she does not make an effort to talk to, or get to know, any of the other women. Admittedly, these events are essentially forced social interaction and most of us are engaging in shallow conversation, so I get why she may not want to try.
John's fiance and I have come across each other a few times and I've always been friendly, though we really did not talk much. In the beginning, she was rather cold to me and the other women in the group. She seems to be coming around, as she hugged me and said hi when they arrived at the last company event. I don't necessarily not LIKE her, it's just that we have absolutely nothing in common and I don't have much of an interest in forming any kind of bond. Again, I'm kind and friendly to her and will continue to be.
So, the reason I am posting is because this morning my husband and I got into a huge fight because he wanted to invite them over to our house to watch a sports event. I told him I really did not want to be stuck entertaining/talking to this woman. I know it's not that serious, but I am at the point I don't feel like putting on niceties. It's the end of the week, I want to decompress and chill in my house without small talk/entertaining someone who I have nothing in common with. My husband gets angry and says that the only way John will hang out is if she comes with. I explained to him that John's refusal to hang out independently is not my fault, and that I don't feel that should obligate me to hang out with her. He tells me he thinks I need to "suck it up" and hang out with her. This makes me incredibly angry because there are several women I already "suck it up" with, including his co-workers and friend’s wives/gfs. I have my own girlfriends who whom I am close, but because we moved I don't physically get to spend time with some of them (I have some here too now that I do see) I don't feel that it is fair to me that I am stuck with the spouses simply because he likes hanging out with their husbands. I don't understand why he can't hang out with John one-on-one! Why in the world do I have to be involved if I don't have anything in common with his fiance?
I understand that we're a couple and that there will be times that I need to take one for the team and suck it up. It's frustrating because my husband doesn't get put in this situation. My girlfriends and I typically hang out one-on-one or they are partners of my husband's friends who we've known a long time so he is happy to hang out as couples. My husband claims he would not care, but in the past he has been unreceptive and pissy if he has to hang out with men he doesn't know well. For example, a few years ago we spent a weekend with one of my childhood best friends and her husband at her husband’s parents lake house. He complained the entire time about her husband and his family and feeling "awkward." I empathized with him at the time and understood that it as probably weird for him.
This current situation is extra frustrating in my mind because instead of us going somewhere, this is my home. I can't simply say "yeah I'm over this" and retreat to my room with my dog. That would be rude. I can't say "Man I'd love to stay, but I'm beat and need to let my dog out" like I could if we met for dinner.
My husband accused me of "having some thing" with other women in thinking that I assume they don't like me. This is absolutely not true. I have many solid friendships with other women who I actually have things in common! I don't think its fair to accuse me of having an issue with other women when it is normal to not want to spend time with women with whom the only thing I have in common with is that our spouses know each other!
Not really sure what I'm looking for. Maybe someone to tell me if I am being unreasonable or suggestions for how to smooth this over.
TL;DR Husband’s friend won’t hang out without his fiancé present. I don’t have an interest in hanging out with this woman. Husband thinks I should suck it up and hang out with her anyway, because his friend will not spend time with him otherwise.


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