for wanting an acknowledgment for a thank you?

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I am usually pushing a buggy. I've noticed people coming towards me quite often stop to let me go through a gap which I think is really kind of them. I will always look to catch their eye while smiling and thank them. Sometimes the person will acknowledge the thanks with a smile back, but I've noticed more often than not they won't even catch my eye or acknowledge the thanks in any way, or even worse, they will catch my eye but not react at all or just look angry or annoyed.
AIBU to think if you're gonna stop for someone, do it with good grace? I'd rather they didn't stop to let me through if they are feeling resentful about it. To be clear I never expect someone to stop because I have a buggy. Am I just being over sensitive?!

Yes I do think you are being oversensitive. It's not realistic to think that 100% of people walking down a street will catch your eye and smile. There are all sorts of reasons why they might not. They have let you through - give them a big smile and thank you without expectation of having it returned. And appreciate those who do smile back!

YABU and completely ridiculous. They let you through, you thank them, end of interaction!

You have no idea what's going on in their heads. They could just be trying to go about their day but for all you know have wanted to top themselves last night. Stop thinking the worst of people and holding them to your lofty standards.

Yes, way oversensitive.

Some people find interaction with strangers difficult, they've let you through, you've said thank you, no need for anything more.

Plus why would they be angry and annoyed at their own decision to let you through??

They let you go through, you said thank you. It's all good. No need for a further song and dance about it. Just get on with your day, the same as them.

YANBU, but people are lazy, entitled assholes now. A smile or a thanks is almost unheard of

Did you read the OP at all?

I know what you mean OP. But when you start thinking about it - A thanks for a thanks? Where will it end?

I acknowledge a thanks most of the time
(like when you stop to let a car through and they hand wave to say thanks and i will hand wave to say no, that's ok, and then they'll wave to say no! thank you!! .... ) (small village life🙄😂)
but i must admit in a busy street or shop i might let the pram through but be too distracted to thank the thanks.

People are just lost in their own worlds. You are being over sensitive

So you want someone to say "Thank You" to you because you said "Thank You" to them. That could go on forever.
I was once in a similar situation. Moved out of the way to allow a mum with a buggy, her bloke and several children to get past, and they all turned nasty to me because I didn't reply to her "Thank you"

So they’ve stopped to let you through, you’ve said thanks but now you want them to acknowledge your thanks? How long should this acknowledgement go on for? Backwards and forwards a few times? If they were being rude they wouldn’t stop in the first place 🤷🏼‍♀️

Thanks everyone, sounds like I'm being oversensitive! I don't actually want a thanks for my thanks, I suppose just want to be acknowledged as I've spoken to the person, a little smile would do! DH has just said I'm being oversensitive and it stems from a fear of rejection based on childhood experiences, things just got heavy!

@TamzinGrey I'd never be aggressive if they didn't! That's definitely rude