Our fixed line phone provider has been in contact to tell us that the new owners of our house want to take over the phone line on moving day. Not a problem, it's in my W's name, so I can't deal with it (in the UK we have strict data protection laws). I then pass this information on to W and tell her that if she doesn't move the line, they will cancel the contract and fees will have to be paid. The look of disbelief from W that she would have to deal with this was unbelieveable.
Fast forward five minutes and W appears at the bathroom door. 'How do you mean I will have to pay fees?' H - 'Well, it's in your name, so you're technically liable' W - 'No way. You'll have to pay half' H - 'Sorry, not for me. It's in your name' W - 'It's a joint contract. I hardly use the interent' H - 'Sorry, but I'm not doing that. I'm not paying form something that isn't in my control'. At this point W resorts to nastiness 'You're being pathetic (said in sarcastic voice) you will be paying, you have a pathetic face'. I retort with 'Sorry, I won't and there's nothing you can do about it and my face is the same one that I've had for 43 years'. Final comment form W 'Yeah, it's a really funny face'.
This is the same woman, not 40 minutes previously had noticed I was home earlier than usual (she welcomed me in the door with 'I wasn't expecting you home yet' - didn't know she'd noticed what time I was getting in).
Would welcome views on the handling of that situation. I thought I played it OK, but willing to be told if I have made a mess of it!
M 45 W 52 SD22 S9 D8 BD 6 April 2015 Not living together 4 Dec 2015
