Does anyone else find it awkward when you bump into people you know?

[YouMustBeTheWeasleys]

In town? Or in the supermarket?

I find it doesn’t seem to matter who it is either - it could be a close friend or my own mother and I still find we are making awkward stilted conversation even though we usually get on well!

DH says it’s because you aren’t expecting to see them and you both have a task to complete that you are acutely aware has been interrupted.

YABU - it’s not awkward
YANBU - it’s awkward

People who I know but not what I call friends yep.

Hey how you doing?
Not bad thanks, yourself?
Yeah I'm all good thank you.
What you been up to?
Not much really, what about yourself?
Just the usual really work and kids.
We should catch up sometime
Yeah that would be great (neither party contacts the other).

Complete waste of time. I just say hi and walk on now.

I always have a fear that I’ll bump into somone I know when I’m with DH and when I introduce him to them I’ll completely forget their name! It’s never happened yet but still makes me anxious nevertheless 🤣

I live alone but I agree with you. You only have to look at the numbers of people who get distressed by their neighbours having the temerity to say a friendly hello, people who won't answer the door or their phone, and people who work from home and apparently never speak to anyone outside their own little family. Not to mention people screwed up with anxiety about doing the school run in case they have to make eye contact, and people who can't cope with normal polite interaction at the supermarket checkout. We're developing a nation of people who just can't interact with others on any kind of basic human level.