Leaving the table during a meal

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I went out for some food with a friend this evening and between courses he got up from the table and told me that he was going to try one of the sofas in the lounge area.

He then left me alone at the table and sat on his own on the sofas for about five minutes before returning like this was completely normal.

I was a bit but I wondered whether this was normal or whether people agree it was slightly odd/rude behaviour.

It's not normal, the waiter obviously thought it was odd too and I bet he sees lots of strange behaviour. It's also rude to leave someone you are eating with alone at a table for such a bizarre reason.

I think you were drip feeding. You didn't say initially that he had already cut one off at the table. I think it would have affected subsequent advice if this key fact had been included at the outset.

I think it was his cack-handed way of trying to get you to sit next to him on the sofa so he could put his arm around you.

I would consider it very weird and rude.

Then again, I wouldn't need to ask the question, as I'd be ditching him after the farting-at-the-table episode. Foul.