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« on: October 15, 2018, 12:22:00 PM »
Unsure if the following classifies as bullying or he was just a twat:
It was a guy I played soccer with. I was almost at the end of my time playing at the level I was ( 38yo) and so not as fit, not as sharp as I once was. Every chance he got he belittled me and made sure my wife was in earshot.Even saying to her things like "How do you put up with this wanker" she'd laugh others would laugh and he was quite subtle if anyone said anything. It was the old...but I was only joking can't you take a joke etc. It's amazing how the constant barrage of someone can erode confidence and of course I started playing even worse and the inevitable happened, I was dropped and he took my place. It was also around this time I'd noticed he and my wife were friendly but it seemed slightly more than friendly. Of course ( it could have been a script) he was sharp, fit (so you should be at 23!!) and scored 2 goals. As he came off the pitch he smirked at me and said to my wife "if you want him replaced elsewhere Carol, just let me know and I'll help you out" followed with a wink so as to cover himself, however my wife just burst out laughing and said ooooo I might just take you up on that, again people laughed however I was getting weighed down with the snide remarks, however my wife just said chill he's only kidding, others saw it as just that too. After the football season ended he hung around for another 3 or 4 months and eventually leaving the town to move on to greener pastures. After he left a few people said they didn't really like him etc etc. Others also hinted, without saying TOO much that he was banging my wife. So I have no proof.
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