Thought about this question after a convo with DH. He always walks closely behind me and our kids. He said he does it because he it as a protective habit of always keeping us in sight and simultaneously scanning what’s going on in front of us. A friend who was with us, commented that her boyfriend always walks far in front of her. He told her it is him being protective so he could fight off any threat from the front. Later, DH mentioned it was BS that our friend’s BF walks in front of her to be “protective,” and to him, it says more about their relationship issues and the boyfriend not caring too much about her. So… I wanted to ask, in general, when out with your SO where do you walk in relation to them? Is there a reason why you put yourself in this spot? To add - none of us are truly worried or think we’re going to be randomly attacked in the street. submitted by /u/outrageousorganism
Originally posted by u/outrageousorganism on r/AskMen