Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:15     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Regardless of how the poster acted, I'd still expect my DH to publicly take my side. Then tell me at home that I was acting out of line.


+1


But there is no taking the OP’s side here. How do you possibly defend such disgusting behavior?
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:13     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Anonymous wrote:Regardless of how the poster acted, I'd still expect my DH to publicly take my side. Then tell me at home that I was acting out of line.


+1
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:12     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?

If someone called my husband names in front of me, I would be so surprised I would not perhaps have the wherewithal to say something. The insult always reflects more on the person saying it than on the intended target.

And in the case you described, you started it, so there's also that...
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:10     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Anonymous wrote:We don't hang out with people who call other names


I don't hang out with people who are rude like OP.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:09     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
scuzzy family Op
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:08     Subject: Re:Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Wow. I cannot believe you humiliated your BIL in front of everyone and you act like a victim. Were you raised by wolves? Did no one teach you tact? He shouldn’t have called you a name, but I’m not sure what your husband could have said to defend your atrocious behavior. I’m sure he was mortified.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 18:08     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
We don't hang out with people who call other names
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:59     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Anonymous wrote:Regardless of how the poster acted, I'd still expect my DH to publicly take my side. Then tell me at home that I was acting out of line.


Why? If he agrees she's being a bitch why defend her? I'm sure this isn't the first time he's realized hes married to a miserable person. I wouldn't defend DH in this situation. I wouldn't want family to think I thought he said was ok.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:57     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
You were being a bitch. Your husband probably already thinks you're a bitch. Why defend the truth? He probably doesn't like you very much and doesn't care what people say about you
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:53     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Regardless of how the poster acted, I'd still expect my DH to publicly take my side. Then tell me at home that I was acting out of line.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:47     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
Anonymous wrote:You publicly humiliated him and thought he would react well?

First you figure out who is the best person to talk to him, secondly that person talks to him in private.

You were a real bitch so I call that more reality stating than name calling.


100% agree. I fully support BIL’s reaction.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:45     Subject: Re:Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
What the PPs said. There's a thing called tact.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:41     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
He was calling it like it is, so I wouldn't expect anyone to come to your defence.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:36     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
You publicly humiliated him and thought he would react well?

First you figure out who is the best person to talk to him, secondly that person talks to him in private.

You were a real bitch so I call that more reality stating than name calling.
Anonymous
Post 10/14/2017 17:34     Subject: Do you expect spouse to come to your defense if someone calls you a name in their presence?
We were at grandmother's for several days with SIL and BIL. He had not bathed and it was literally making us sick. (You could smell him five minutes after he had left a room) I finally came right out and asked him to bathe. He called me a real B---. My husband was siting right next to me and said nothing, didn't even respond. I left and went home but I'm really angry and wondering whether to confront husband.