Grow up already!

When acquaintances grow horns and cause trouble...

About two years ago, I met a couple that I can honestly say, I didn't like. She's touchy feely and becomes even more uninhibited and hands-on the more she drinks (and ingests etcetera's ...), and he's a short guy that suffers with masculinity issues.

Something about them bugged me right from the start.
Maybe it's the way she throws herself on all the men, touching, kissing, gyrating or maybe it's the way they are clingy and needy creatures that demand all your attention, like a couple of kids going through the terrible two's. Quite possibly it's their gossipy giggly need to spread rumors and destroy relationships for the sheer pleasure of watching the process of collapse in their friend's relationships, that bothers me the most.

I've had to tolerate them because they are friends of friends. I've had to watch and listen to them complain, brag, whine, have hissy fits, lie and snicker. All along grinding my teeth behind my fake smile. Realistically, I wouldn't normally put up with that for as long as I did, but I really felt like I was obligated to until, they decided to include me in their most recent fight with a friend.

The woman sent an email to the female half of the couple we are friends with. It was a nasty bit of email. She made accusations and waited for the sparks to fly. By the time it was over, I was receiving copies of all the correspondence between them because she said she was trying to "protect" my husband and I from our friends. None of what the emails contained were of any concern to us nor did any of it pertain to us; she simply wanted to forward email to start trouble.

This time her target was us and here's a little bit of the reason behind her jealous fit and outrage ...

Several weeks ago, we went away overnight with our friends (couple A) but the problem couple (we'll call them couple B), got all bent out of shape over it. They (couple B) don't like anyone getting close to their friends (couple A) even though we had been friends with couple A, about a year longer than couple B had been, we didn't want to cause trouble so we kept our distance. Cautiously optimistic that we can maintain our friendship with couple A, without ruffling feathers. At that time, we were being much more guarded because we knew couple B would attempt to cause trouble, all that remained to be seen was the how and when.

The when, apparently is now; the how, is by trying to destroy the credibility of couple A, and planting seeds of doubt about their loyalty.

When I received the emails, I read through them carefully for any reference to myself or my husband and sent a simple response and clarification to a statement she had made -- with that, I have heard no further from either the husband, nor his wife.


So, I no longer need to babysit and monitor their behavior or share my evenings out with them. I feel a sense of relief as though a heavy nagging weight has been lifted from my shoulders...
I say, goodbye, so long and good riddance.

That was yesterday ... and how was your day ?