A woman took to the internet for advice on how to end her friendship with a person she describes as a ‘frenemy’. She told Mumsnet users that her former boss has not taken the hint that their friendship is over - even after blocking her on social media.
On the relationships thread, she wrote: “I used to work for this family. We were never supposed to be friends, she has stayed in touch. To my detriment, I have kept in touch and didn't ignore her from the start.
“Her husband is insufferable, really unpleasant and used to take his wife outside to shout at her because either the children or her were doing something that p***ed him off. They are his children too and their poor behaviour was just children being children. Worse was when the husband used to bawl the children out. There is one very obvious favourite child. They never got shouted at.
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“Her husband is also an expert on everything. I was admitted to hospital in an emergency. I sent the wife a text to tell her I wouldn't be working that week. She's sending back messages which imply that he doesn't believe me because the doctors would have done certain things if I was that ill. Her husband is not a doctor, he didn't even do science at degree level - he sells computers over the phone.
“We went abroad recently, she was messaging me to tell me that we would lose our luggage and why didn't we get a refund? Luckily we had a lovely holiday with all of our luggage. This week again she has been messaging me about something that we are doing. Again she knows better than we do about everything. Including our own minds. How do I politely get rid of them? In particular, her? He isn't messaging me.”
The woman went on to tell the forum that the wife has been blocked on social media, but she still turns up at her house.
One commenter suggested: “Never respond to messages. Block. If (when) she comes to your house, don’t let her in, tell her she’s overstepping and you don’t appreciate her coming to your house. Tell her nothing, ever.”
Another user agreed, saying: ”Just ghost her. F*ck it. If she comes to the door, you don't answer. You have literally no obligation to this woman. Enough already.”
Many commenters told the woman to take a direct approach to the situation. One said: “It sounds to me like she thinks you answer to her… like you’re still employed by the family. Be straight and tell her to stop contacting you, that you’re not friends and will never be. It’ll be like ripping off a plaster - do it, take the moment's discomfort and it’s over.”
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