When you meet someone you know out and about with your partner/H, how do they respond?

[Donnyd]

Say you are out on a walk or at a supermarket and you meet someone you know, maybe a work friend or someone from your past and you stand for a few minutes for a chat- what does your husband or partner do? Do they engage in the chat? Walk away? Expect to be introduced?

Im unsure if I’m expecting too much but any time this happens I feel my husband comes off quite rude. I would happily introduce him if appropriate but he stands like an awkward teenager away to the side

Yeah absolutely everyone

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I'll tell you why I'm asking. The fact that your husband stands on the other side of the.pavemebt while you stop and.chat to.one or more people makes sense to me because people need to get by.

What you seem to be wanting him to do is crowd one "aisle" of the pavement while you catch up with Laura and make acquaintance with her husband.

You sound like you're in the way and as someone who constantly deals with people just stood in silly places, I can literally picture what's going on.

Awk, take a day off you.

Id take a day off from trying.to.force your husband into talking to people he's clearly not interested in.jamming.up the pavement to talk to. Either that or he's just embarrassed to be known as your spouse.

No honestly, you’re all over mumsnet giving ridiculous advice either having not read the question or just trying to antagonise. Have you nothing else to be at?(parenting perhaps??)

Nope the kids are with their father who doesn't mind me introducing him to people I know :-D

If he is standing right beside me, or I beside him when we meet someone he knows, we will say hi and introduce ourselves. If one of us is way down the aisle or at a not close distance, then we don't bother. Sometimes I am not in the mood for random chitchat and I quite appreciate being able to make a quick get away.

I keep thinking of that episode of SATC where Big doesn’t introduce Carrie to the friend he meets on the street and she panics he doesn’t want to be seen with her. It turns out he can’t introduce them because Big has forgotten the other person’s name.

Tell your husband you’re not having all your acquaintances think you can’t remember their names!

My husband is quite shy but very polite, so he might not say more than hello, but he will stay next to me and smile.
I find it strange if I meet someone with their partner and they don't introduce us. I don't mean just saying hello in passing, but if they stop for a chat.

how often would you be introducing your ex to people…strange.

Have you ever asked your dh how he feels when you introduce him to people?
Have a talk around it.

Why would the children's father be an ex? Some fathers do actually parent their children without bring separated from the mothers.

I know but going on that posters many previous posts, they are separated and co
parent

This. I know a couple where one of them knows me quite well and the other barely does. The latter just stands there and says nothing.