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kickasserole1978

My sister hates my new boyfriend

I absolutely do not have the fucking energy for this.

About a month ago I reconciled with an old friend on Instagram. Life has been difficult for them and they are making steps to get better, like going to AA even though they haven't been fully able to quit drinking. We both have a lot of feelings for each other and made our relationship official a week ago.

The majority of their posts on social media are locked except for one where they admit being an alcoholic. My sister jumps on that and immediately tells me that every alcoholic is the worst person to ever exist and SHE knows.

My sister has the world's most perfect husband and and thinks everyone should have a man as perfect as him in their lives. He has a great job, he'll drive four hours to see her for one, he travels for work a lot so he's not always around.

She messages my boyfriend (who has been drinking a little) and starts bitching about how he needs to get out of my life and let me heal from a terrible marriage, because I don't need a damaged man in my life. I probably don't. And that being said, he also lives several states away from me.

He fires back at her with something like "no wonder your husband travels so much" and then she sends me an SS early and says "your boyfriend sent me this of you shit talking me." Not shit talk in the least, me saying she's got a wonderful husband and that she probably thinks he should be canonized.

I put her on mute on messenger because I cannot express how much I DO. NOT. WANT. TO. ENGAGE. with her, but not because telling her that's not shit talk. I said her spouse is a great guy because he is. I said he should probably be canonized because he's basically a fucking saint.

My boyfriend is remorseful because he knows he reacted badly to her and he's had a crush on me for years and is terrified he's blown his shot with me. So much so that it kept him up half the night worrying.

I'm pissed as hell that this happened, and I'm also angry that something that I said that was meant be be complimentary to my brother in law is being held over my head.

Goddamnit it, I should just be a hermit and live away from everyone to avoid this shit.

Posted Oct 10, 2025, 7:29 PM UTC

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