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If my husband was coming home after being gone two weeks, I wiould not have a friend at our house when he arrived.
Same here. Knowing that my husband is returning from an extended trip, and wanting to spend some alone time together, I wouldn't invite a friend to visit when he's expected to arrive.
Now if I were to invite someone over, I don't expect them to automatically know that my husband walking through the door is their queue to leave. And I wouldn't insult them by implying they have "half a brain" for not knowing that.
Let's say you're hanging out with a friend one evening and his/her spouse returns from being away for, let's say, 2 weeks. OK even a week.
Is there anyone with half a brain who wouldn't wrap up the conversation politely and given them both a warm goodbye as you leave them to themselves?
Curious...
Well, if I thought that they would want to immediately hop into bed than Yes, as a friend I would say Goodbye and leave.
OTOH, if these are frequent trips, or if the couple is older, I may not assume that I would need to leave right away.
Frankly, I know a couple where the wife is gone for a long weekend or a week & sometimes two weeks once a month or six weeks. They talk or Skype on the phone everyday while she is away and they certainly are not rushing to spend private time together when she returns. I happened to be there once when she returned and I got up to leave and they both encouraged me to stay. The wife went into her bedroom to start unpacking to get her dirty clothes in the washer and to empty her suitcase (I was told that is her usual routine). So she wasn't even planning to talk with her husband right away.
So, it depends. If you wanted your friend to leave you should have told him or him.
If my husband was coming home after being gone two weeks, I wiould not have a friend at our house when he arrived.
Agreed, but this hypothetical situation...assume perhaps your husband's flight was unexpectedly early or something...
I'm just saying, I think this is a prime example of how a person with a healthy ability to pick up on social cues would at least initially understand it probably is time to say goodbye.
Why would the friend even be there when the spouse/partner shows up?
Yes, I would leave also.
It's a hypothetical situation meant to elicit opinions on how well (or not) someone picks up on certain social cues in certain situations.
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