Are you an introvert or an extrovert? It shouldn’t matter in a social setting: no one will notice it that easily if you’re just polite.

This is why a woman decided to leave her brother and his wife out of a game night, since she’s used to seeing her sister-in-law dominate every conversation and be louder than everyone else.

But is she in the wrong for expecting her to behave differently?

Let’s read the whole story.

AITA for excluding my brother from a fun event because his wife talks too much.

I (29F) am having a game night and would love for my brother (33M) to attend, but do not enjoy the company of his wife (30F), not because she’s a bad person, but because she has no ability to control herself in a social setting.

She not only dominates any conversation and is very loud (only appears to have one volume).

She also rarely asks anyone questions about themselves without immediately jumping on what they’re saying to make it about her.

She knows how it usually goes.

Unfortunately, due to her behavior, I have to exclude my brother from this event (and likely future events) because there’s no way that he would show up without her (which is fair).

My brother has been married for a year.

This is not new behavior from her, and I have discussed it with him.

He says he knows that it is annoying/disruptive and that he has talked to her about it, but nothing seems to change.

This happens at dinners, family gatherings, etc. I have to specifically seek him out alone, if I want to talk to him at all.

If they are together, she cannot stop talking for both of them and he can’t get a word in.

She wants to make sure the night is fun for everyone.

I understand it’s probably an anxiety thing and she claims to be going to a therapist for the past couple years, but I just don’t know if there’s anything more I can do without being rude.

Here is where I may be the in the wrong…

I’m inviting some cousins and some of my close friends to game night who live much further than my brother and his wife (they live in my city).

Inviting her just wouldn’t be a safe choice.

I have not told them, but I’m concerned about them finding out and being hurt but I’d like the chance for everyone to participate in a conversation.

Last time she was at game night, she delayed people’s turns because she wouldn’t stop talking and was practically yelling over people trying to participate in the game about unrelated things.

AITA?

I just can’t help but imagine her as Janice from Friends. I love her, but I get why she wouldn’t be invited to parties.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this.

Maybe talking seriously about it will help.

Communication is so important.

This person has a friend like this.

Yup.

Another person thinks they need to talk about it.

She doesn’t need therapy for this; she needs an etiquette class.

Maybe not letting her interrupt while still being kind will be the wake-up call she needs.

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