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Last night I went grocery shopping.  Alone.  It’s amazing what is considered enjoyable alone time when you’re a mom.  I was only gone about an hour, but it was an hour free of whining, begging, and melt downs.  I could completely focus on the task at hand – filling my cart with food!  There was no one asking for candy or cookies or needing to go to the bathroom half way through the store.  I didn’t have to pay attention to anyone else.  Yet, for some reason, I found myself thinking about the people around me.  It’s amazing what you notice when you don’t have two nagging kids in your presence.

It started as I was getting out of the car.  A woman was exiting the store.  I’d guess she was in her late 20′s or early 30′s.  She was tall, wearing a pencil skirt, a blouse and cardigan, peep toe heels and shiny jewelry.  She had her long blonde hair perfectly straightened and just enough make-up on to be noticed.  She walked toward the parking lot carrying a cardboard box.  Walking toward her was a man who was probably around 40 or so.  He had on stonewashed Levi’s, a light yellow polo shirt and sneakers.

The woman noticed the man and said to him, “Oh, hi!  I was just going to bring this out to my car.”  He said to her, “Let me get it for you.”  And he took the box from her.  They walked together, pretty closely, to a mid sized sedan and he put the box in the trunk.  Then they turned and walked into the store grocery store together.

For the remainder of my time in the grocery store I kept trying to think of what their relationship could be.  They didn’t seem close enough to be married.  And she seemed a little young for him (in my opinion).  They seemed very mismatched to be a “couple”.  She was well dressed, tall and looked important.  He was dressed very casually and was much shorter than her with salt and pepper hair.  He definitely wasn’t old enough to be her dad.  Maybe he was her brother or a coworker?  But they’re initial encounter seemed on the awkward side, almost like on a first date.  Maybe it was a DHG (disproportionately hot girlfriend) situation.  ( If you are unaware of the DHG situation, please click here.)  But who would go on a date to the grocery store?  I still can’t figure it out.  I have no idea why I even care about this, but it’s just one of those things.  What’s your guess?  Have you ever encountered a “couple” like this?