[header] How to deal with a friend's rude spouse [title] Ignore one-off comments. [step] In some cases, a person is only rude because of a particular situation. For instance, your friend's spouse may be running late for a meeting or tired from a long night.
If their rudeness is unusual, try to be compassionate and remember that everybody is rude sometimes. [substeps] If being rude isn't typically your friend's spouse's style, simply shrug off the remark and act like it didn't happen.