Yes. About eight years ago, my brother-in-law and his (evil) wife treated me viciously. They were angry about many things in their own lives; none of it had anything to do with me, but I happened to be in close proximity. They said all sorts of malicious things, none of it true. I hadn’t done anything—nothing whatsoever—to deserve this.
When Paul and I got married, I “adopted” his brother as my own. I’d always treated him warmly and been kind and generous to him.
I really didn’t know that I could be so hurt. Paul said he’s never seen me cry and sob so much or with such abandon. I know that BIL regretted what he’d done, but he never called or wrote to apologize.
It was a long time ago, and I’ve moved past it. But, I’ll never trust BIL again, and I think that his wife gives c*nts a bad name. If I let myself think about that incident for more than just a few minutes, I’ll start to cry again.