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What would you do?

(57 Posts)
Grandmabatty Thu 18-Mar-21 15:33:45

Life's too short to put up with that behaviour. You need to tell your husband that you don't like the way his brother behaves to you and you won't be in his company again.

TrendyNannie6 Thu 18-Mar-21 14:59:21

I would have put the brother in his place and not ignored it, then I’d have mentioned it to my DH, I wouldn’t be running out of excuses as I’d explain why I wouldn’t want to visit them, and the reason. To be honest she might be a lovely lady but I wouldn’t put myself in a position where I’d have to be in their company

janeainsworth Thu 18-Mar-21 14:50:59

I’d cross my bridges when I came to them.

Presumably you made it perfectly clear that the behaviour was unwanted & inappropriate, and that might have been sufficient to deter him in the future.

If your husband is unaware of his brother’s proclivities and you don’t tell him, you’ll be the bad guy if you simply make excuses to not see them.

Luckygirl Thu 18-Mar-21 14:45:44

Why would you not tell your OH? I would not keep that from him.

Hithere Thu 18-Mar-21 14:37:54

I have a feeling your OH is very well aware how is brother is,

Hithere Thu 18-Mar-21 14:31:34

Tell your OH his brother sexually harasses women and is an alcoholic.

If he is not irate with his brother and tells him off, run

H1954 Thu 18-Mar-21 14:28:30

Five years ago OH and I were invited to joint his brother and wife in a short holiday break in the UK. When we arrived brother was alone as his wife wasn't well and stayed home. I'd never met him before btw.

One evening whilst we were out for the evening the brother was on the wrong side of alcohol and was behaving rather inappropriately towards me when my OH wasn't close by. At the time I let it go and ignored the lechy comments.

Brother has now left his wife, taken up with another, rather wealthy woman and moved very close to where we live. He phones and messages OH regularly and it looks highly likely, once lockdown is finally over, that he will expect for the four of us to get together and socialise.

I'm not at all comfortable with this, his lady friend seems very nice and appears to be funding their lifestyle, he's apparently drinking heavily and I know from past experience, just what he's like when he's 'in drink'.

I've never mentioned the brothers behaviour to my OH and I know, eventually, I will run out of excuses to not visit them or have them visit us.