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Maggie_C
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Last spring I was invited to go out with a group of neighbors to say goodby to a couple who where moving to another State. I was only casually aquainted with these neighbors(we went to dinner once and 2 times we attended there big summer party, the husband helped us with a computer conversion that my husband paid him very generously for, but that’s about it) I consider this couple aquaintences not friends with very little contact in the five years I’ve known them.
Anyway the morning of the goodbye dinner, I saw the husband waving to me as I drove by on my way to work. I waved but kept on going. That evening I met the couple with two neighbors I had never met before, at the door of the restaurant. The moving husband started to berrate me for not stopping to talk to him. The husband of the new couple actually had to make a light comment saying I was probably in my work zone and that’s how he gets when he’s going to work. I felt very embarrassed to be spoken to like this in front of new aquaintences. The rest of the evening I was snubbed by the wife even when I tried to make polite conversation. At the end of the evening, we all went out of the restaurant, and a neighbor that I know casually asked me if I enjoyed the restaurant and we started to chat little. This was interrupted quickly when moving wife walks over and asks the neighbor I was talking with where she is parked. She answered and said she had to go right home, kissed her, wished her well and left. My turn now, moving wife total cold shouldered me. I wished her well gave her a hug (She was as stiff as a board) and quickly left.
End of story, No!
Moving couple are back for a visit with parents and want to get together again. I got this sweet message on my machine that they are gettiing together again with the same neighbors and would we join them.
If they were so irritated with me at the goodbye dinner that they couldn’t even be polite(and I’ve never recieved any calls or cards like here’s where we moved) why would they even include me again? And why are they pretending that we are good friends ? The answering machine message sounded so sickingly sweet. Do they sound like Bullies or are people just that crazy?confused:
Anyway the morning of the goodbye dinner, I saw the husband waving to me as I drove by on my way to work. I waved but kept on going. That evening I met the couple with two neighbors I had never met before, at the door of the restaurant. The moving husband started to berrate me for not stopping to talk to him. The husband of the new couple actually had to make a light comment saying I was probably in my work zone and that’s how he gets when he’s going to work. I felt very embarrassed to be spoken to like this in front of new aquaintences. The rest of the evening I was snubbed by the wife even when I tried to make polite conversation. At the end of the evening, we all went out of the restaurant, and a neighbor that I know casually asked me if I enjoyed the restaurant and we started to chat little. This was interrupted quickly when moving wife walks over and asks the neighbor I was talking with where she is parked. She answered and said she had to go right home, kissed her, wished her well and left. My turn now, moving wife total cold shouldered me. I wished her well gave her a hug (She was as stiff as a board) and quickly left.
End of story, No!
Moving couple are back for a visit with parents and want to get together again. I got this sweet message on my machine that they are gettiing together again with the same neighbors and would we join them.
If they were so irritated with me at the goodbye dinner that they couldn’t even be polite(and I’ve never recieved any calls or cards like here’s where we moved) why would they even include me again? And why are they pretending that we are good friends ? The answering machine message sounded so sickingly sweet. Do they sound like Bullies or are people just that crazy?confused:
Maybe they were very sensitive because they were moving soon and felt like you didn’t look “sad” enough, but it was still rude and childish to treat you like that. Perhaps they considered you like more than an acquaintance and were disappointed, but considering what little contact you had with them in 5 years, they shouldn’t be surprised.
for your supportive replies. I will refuse the invite and I love the idea of using that evening to do something charitable for others. What a great idea!