Who do you hope to avoid when out and about

[ruru1981]

...to ask

How many people do you dread to see when out and about. Or feel awkward seeing. Whether it's an ex, neighbour, someone at school. Someone at work.

You first

I don't really mind to be honest. There's some school Mums from 2003 that I could live without bumping into but other than that all good.

No one! I live miles away from all my past

Although in all honesty when I go back to my home town, I don't worry at all either. I use to for a while but it's been years now so I probably wouldn't recognise them or them me.

You first

^This. Why do you ask?

Everyone, I hope I don't see anyone I know, I fact I don't really want to see people I don't know either
I like to be alone, love a walk in the woods and lanes, if a car goes passed I'm annoyed!

Yes it helps that I live miles away from where I grew up and never ever go back there unless I have to.

A friend's wife. Her kid goes to the same nursery as mine and I only ever seem to see her when I'm completely bedraggled and she looks like a Vogue cover.

I don´t dread seeing anyone when I´m out and about. Other people don´t bother me that much. If I don't want to talk I just say hi and walk on.

Niles, because the op has asked for info and hasn't given their own example. Why ask without knowing the context?

Miles, sorry, i think have misunderstood your post

No-one. I don't fall out with people.

There are two mums at school who know me. We have mutual friends. Are fb friends but they never look at me at school and I hate it. Feel so uncomfortable. That's all. Boring really.

An old fling ... shudders

Chirpy charity people who shout things like 'Hey Yummy Mummy!' at me when I'm just trying you do my shopping.

Aliens.

Literally anyone I know for some strange reason I hide from people I know. It's weird. I'm weird

The people we occasionally see at our local pub. They live overseas but every now and then they come back to see family and somehow are always in the pub hammered by 7pm! They think we are their friends...

My boyfriends ex wife :/ --because she's mental-/

When I go back to my hometown, I've been known to actually hide from people that I used to know. No big issue, I just can't be arsed.

Just most people.

My ex. We split up 15 years ago. I lived 200 miles away at the time but now live back in our home town. Sometimes he ignores me, and has gone so far as to scurry up the meat aisle to avoid me in the supermarket - we're both veggie. On one occasion I saw him at an event and said hello, got no response and moved on. Later that night he said, in the pub, that his day had been spoiled because his ex blanked him, not registering he was talking to BIL and DH, who quickly (nicely) put him right. He makes me feel sort of discombobulated and I think I have the same effect on him. I'd be happy to exchange brief pleasantries but he, apparently, wants to 'talk about what happened.' I have declined to give him my number.

Druggies, smokers if they puff it my way....it stinks. And people with weapons. Other than then happy to see most people.

Anyone, apart from family. I hate bumping in to people and having that small chat of 'fancy seeing you here/what are you up to today' I am CRAP at small talk, and feel like I need to be mentally prepared, even when seeing my closest friends who I spend hours with. However, bump in to them when caught unawares and I am weirdly awkward, and come away feeling like a fool for wittering away self consciously about shit. I suspect I am an introvert, but an extrovert when mentally prepped for socialising

An ex friend we were friends for years and worked together. When she left work i realised that she had done some pretty shitty things to me over the years and i felt relieved to not have to listen to her endless problems anymore. She then was nasty to me when she phoned me at home, so much so i dreaded her phonecalls

The paparazzi. It's so tiresome being followed everywhere.