Dh has a friend at work who he seems to get on fairly well with, they travel to and from work on public transport together etc. A few months ago dh said that this friend had suggested we go out to dinner, I thought it was a fairly good idea, I don?t know him or his wife, but it would be good to go out with another couple and perhaps get to know them.
Then over the weekend this friend suggested a date etc, we arranged a babysitter and said it was fine. He then called dh to say that he?d booked a table for the agreed date, and then said that another couple would be joining us too.
Now maybe it?s just me, but I would never think to suggest going to dinner with a friend and his wife who I didn?t know, and then inviting friends of mine along as well. As it stands I am going to feel a bit like I?m on the sidelines, as everyone there will know someone, apart from me.
I feel stupid even thinking like this as I?m always complaining that we never go out with other people etc, but I just can?t help thinking that it can be hard enough as it is going out with two peple you don?t know, but is not so bad if the husbands know each other and it?s just the wives that need to get to know each other, but now I feel like I?m intruding on a group of friends or worse, that they?ve been invited along so that the other couple in question (especially the wife) have someone they know and can talk to if things don?t go well.
Can I have some opinions please? Am I just overreacting or would you feel uncomfortable about it as well?