[Crawdad]

If my wife ever saw me doing to another woman what the President did to Angela Merkel, she would cut off some things of mine.

[PattonFan]

If my wife ever saw me doing to another woman what the President did to Angela Merkel, she would cut off some things of mine.

Since you brought up the subject of your wife as "case in point". I will feel free, and with respect to ask why she would react that way? Have you given her cause for jealousy? Is she insecure in your relationship? Are you newly married?

The gesture by Bush was NOT sexual it was between friends.

I've seen my husband do the same thing on several occasions, and he's probably done so without my presence as well.(He's a Texan too)..I have no problem knowing where his loyalty lies..and where he wants to be at night.

[AmeriBrit]

If my wife ever saw me doing to another woman what the President did to Angela Merkel, she would cut off some things of mine.

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JMHO but if what you say is true you both might want to nip the problem in the bud and get some counseling as there seems to be a 'trust' issue here.

There was absolutely nothing wrong or sexual with what President Bush did. It's just one way of getting a friends attention or acknowledging them without yelling at them when someone else is speaking.