"I work in an office. When people stop by my desk and refuse to leave me alone, I get up and refill my water bottle while they are talking to me. Instead of walking back to my desk, I walk them to theirs. They instinctively will sit down. Then I just sever the conversation and get back to work."
He said when his wife is talking to someone. Her conversation. Not as in the husband is looking to his wife for answers or approval.