AIBU to feel p'd off?

[Porridgeprincess]

I am in two minds on this but my overall feeling is one of exasperation!

So this weekend me and my partner had drinks out in our city. We had a dinner and approx 5 drinks each so while nice and fuzzy, we were not messy.

On our walk to a taxi rank to get home we passed a really busy area (saturday night usual noise and a bit messy). We passed a couple who were in the mid to late 20s and the man had the woman pushed up against a wall and was roaring into her face and she was putting her hands up to move him back and he was pushing them down.

My partner called out to him to stop and the guy who was a small but stocky guy immediately stopped what he was doing but got in my partners face and said he was going to break his jaw and myself and this girl had to stand in between both fellas as it became heated. The guy pushed my partner who (thankfully) went down onto the ground and in this time another man came over and the couple and the guy walked the other direction

I get why my partner did it but seriously, wtf was he thinking also? This could have gone really badly and the girl still had to walk off with her boyfriend who was now probably twice as amped. Myself and partner have agreed to disagree on this but now I am a bit concerned that he is liable to put himself in danger and it worries me whereas he feels he did the right thing.

AIBU to feel either way ?

[Porridgeprincess]

Gersemi Yes I suppose I would It is just a shitty situation. I am sorry my partner had to intervene and I am sorry that this girl was in a terrible position.

[SadieAB9]

It's odd that you would be annoyed with your partner for putting a stop to a man being violent towards a woman. Also - are you sure he wasn't a bit drunk so Dutch courage? You said he had 5 drinks... That's quite a lot! I don't know many people who wouldn't be a bit drunk after 5 drinks. But still, drunk or not, Dutch courage or not, I think it was very brave of him and you should be proud and definitely not pissed off.

[QuizzlyBear]

OP another vote here for 'I think you should be proud of him' - so many people won't intervene these days, it makes me relieved and happy to know that there are still some good people in the world (after a skinful!)

If (God forbid) you or your loved one were in that poor girl's position, I'm sure you'd be desperately hoping someone would help.