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[quote=Anonymous]I am very close with four friends from college. One of the friends married a very wealthy guy from a well-known family. 
My friend has always been great: kind, down to earth, etc. The guy is too! And we're all happy for her -- they have money! Fine. It wouldn't be a thing at all, except...
I think in a misguided attempt to relate, or maybe some weird guilt, she bends over backward to appear relatable to the point that it's uncomfortable.

Examples:
They just bought a large summer place on Nantucket. "Oh, the only reason we got it is because it's so old, the plumbing is a mess, we got a massive deal." (The house is a mansion and not a deal by anyone's standards.)

At dinner, she scrutinizes the bill and says things like, "Only getting one cocktail, need to cut down on our restaurant budget." Last week her husband was posting photos from Per se.

She also spent ten minutes justifying the purchase of a fancy new car by saying it was actually more cost-effective due to some convoluted mileage algorithm that she was trying to explain.

It's like: WE KNOW YOU HAVE MONEY. It's ok! Don't feel bad! This is becoming a pattern and a central feature of our interactions. As a good friend would it be...ok to say something? Insulting? Anyone had this happen?[/quote]

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