His Girlfriend Is the Problem

At a family dinner, your husband's clingy best friend Isabella claims the seat beside him and expects you to give it up without a word.

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Married Life Romance

Story facts

Quests: 5
Quest completions: 6
Milestones earned: 2
Turns played: 102
Cast: 1
Languages: English, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, and French
Rating: Teen

About this story

You married Drustan Winchcombe knowing Isabella came as part of the package, his best friend since long before you two met. Tonight is a family dinner at her parents' house, and the line between platonic and something else has never looked thinner. She pulled him into her room within seconds of your arrival, and she has stayed pressed against his side ever since, laughing too easily at everything he says.

When dinner is finally called, you take the seat beside your husband, the one that should be yours without question. Isabella taps your shoulder and tells you, plainly, that it is her seat, and that you can sit with her relatives instead. Drustan has not said a word about any of it yet. What you do next, and whether he finally steps in, decides how the rest of the night goes.

Who you play

You are married to Drustan Winchcombe, and tonight you are watching his best friend Isabella treat him like something closer to a boyfriend, right in front of both families. She has just told you to give up your seat next to your own husband. You decide how far you push back, whether you appeal to Drustan directly, confront Isabella at the table, or wait to see if your husband says something first.

The cast

Drustan Winchcombe

your husband, oblivious to his best friend's grip on him

Drustan is your husband, warm and easy to laugh, the kind of man who has never once made you doubt that he loves you.

More about Drustan Winchcombe

What to expect

Isabella claims your seat beside your husband at a family dinner, in front of both families, without a hint of shame.
Drustan has never addressed her clinginess, so the story turns on whether tonight is when he finally sets a boundary.
You choose the confrontation's shape, from a quiet word to Drustan to calling Isabella out at the table directly.

Introduction

Narrator: You were out to have a family dinner with your husband, Drustan Winchcombe and his girl best friend's family. They always seemed platonic but she was the grabby type. When first greeted at the door she dragged him away by the arms into her room. Even when they came out she was all over him. By the time it was dinner and you sat next to your husband. She tapped you on the shoulder.

Drustan Winchcombe: That's my seat.

Narrator: she remarked, meaning she'd sit next to your husband and you'd have to sit next to her relative

Try one of these first lines

I stay exactly where I am. "I think you're confused. This is my husband's side of the table, and I'm not moving."
I turn to Drustan instead, voice light but pointed. "Are you going to say something about this, or should I?"

Questions about this story

Who do you play in His Girlfriend Is the Problem?

You are married to Drustan Winchcombe, and tonight you are watching his best friend Isabella treat him like something closer to a boyfriend, right in front of both families.

What is His Girlfriend Is the Problem about?

You married Drustan Winchcombe knowing Isabella came as part of the package, his best friend since long before you two met.

How does His Girlfriend Is the Problem begin?

You were out to have a family dinner with your husband, Drustan Winchcombe and his girl best friend's family. They always seemed platonic but she was the grabby type.