First let me start by saying I truly do believe in honesty, but sometimes I fear it may do more harm than good. Also, I am a very private person who isn't out to make friends, not trying to sound like a b*tch but free time is precious and I'm content. So last year I met a fellow mom at story time, our kids are the same age. We had occasional play dates that were pleasant, but beyond our kids we don't have much in common. Well it went from an occasional play date to every week, to her texting and emailing trying to get our families together. I told her from the start that my hub works a lot, so free time is family time (we also rarely see the friends we've had for years). Well I tried politely telling her we couldn't get together, but she became smothering and gave me literally 5-10 dates and times throughout the month to get our families together. Then, when I said we'd just stick to play dates, she tricked me into meeting her husband by bringing him on a play date. Needless to say, he was very sarcastic and patronizing. I know I didn't know him personally but the red flags started popping up and I felt uncomfortable. Long story short, I gradually pulled away where she got the hint. Fast forward months later, she sent an email trying to get together. I don't want to be mean, but I'm not interested. How can I be honest and say that? She's a nice person, probably just lonely, but I don't like feeling smothered or backed into a corner. Your thoughts?
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