If your wife was shopping and reached for something and a Man physically stopped her with his arm, what would you call that?
I'm a woman. If someone blocked me with his hand, I would consider that rude and probably would have an argument with the guy.
If that's what's considered "assault" today, I don't know what to say.
That *is* considered assault these days.
My wife and I were shopping and I had accidently stepped on her VERY sore toe.
Her reaction was to scream and call me a BAD name; shoving me outta the way.
A fella going the opposite way in the aisle was almost next to us; reached an arm between me and the wife, asking her if I was bothering her in any way; while keeping both eyes on me.
She had to explain what had just occurred so this Galahad fella didn't knock me out!
Funny now; not quite so then.