One other thing (before I get onto good stuff)...and I did debate posting a new thread or not, is the grocery girl incident. To preface it, for the entire visit, he was very informative about anyone we ran into (even told me the life story of the check-out girl at the zoo), gave me introductions (if we talked to someone for awhile...or at least gave me explanations after), and was very good about not having wandering eye syndrome (except for goggling at the cocktail waitress one night, but I would like to believe that he was trying to get his friend's attention who did come over to chat a little later...and some man-flirting with the male baristas at his favourite coffee shop...is there something I don't know? 
)...he was very consistent about all of these things. So, one night, we went to the grocery store to get dinner and dessert ingredients. We were walking past a 20-something couple and he and the woman seemed very surprised to see each other and she gave him this big come-hither smile with a very brief glance at me (as if to hint he should intro. me if he dare) before locking eyes with him again. The said the basic "hi, how are you?" to each other, but she did not introduce the guy with her to us and my SO did not introduce me to them. I would have passed this off as an acquaintanceship not worth an introduction, but as we walked away, he turned almost fully around to look back at her (and my sixth sense said she might have done the same). This was very out of character for him, but I didn't have the heart to turn fully around too (though I could sort of see his expression was still one of surprise and a mix of a little bit of a smile, morphing into some confusion/ chagrin) and I didn't ask him about why he was so surprised, either--I should have. After that, it took him a little while to recover his concentration and speech faculties when I finally asked him which ingredient we needed next.
I hope I am wrong, but I am guessing that she was either an ex or a crush and he as surprised to see her in the same city/ with someone and was ruffled to have to demonstrate he was with someone. What do you think of the situation? Should I say something to him (seems a bit over-sensitive, but it is eating at me since it was so out of character)?
)...he was very consistent about all of these things. So, one night, we went to the grocery store to get dinner and dessert ingredients. We were walking past a 20-something couple and he and the woman seemed very surprised to see each other and she gave him this big come-hither smile with a very brief glance at me (as if to hint he should intro. me if he dare) before locking eyes with him again. The said the basic "hi, how are you?" to each other, but she did not introduce the guy with her to us and my SO did not introduce me to them. I would have passed this off as an acquaintanceship not worth an introduction, but as we walked away, he turned almost fully around to look back at her (and my sixth sense said she might have done the same). This was very out of character for him, but I didn't have the heart to turn fully around too (though I could sort of see his expression was still one of surprise and a mix of a little bit of a smile, morphing into some confusion/ chagrin) and I didn't ask him about why he was so surprised, either--I should have. After that, it took him a little while to recover his concentration and speech faculties when I finally asked him which ingredient we needed next.I hope I am wrong, but I am guessing that she was either an ex or a crush and he as surprised to see her in the same city/ with someone and was ruffled to have to demonstrate he was with someone. What do you think of the situation? Should I say something to him (seems a bit over-sensitive, but it is eating at me since it was so out of character)?
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