Could be he said that to make you think that you heard him wrong. Could be he's fogging, diverting, & blocking.
Could be that any man would be proud to be seen with you !!
I think life is too short to continually hear from our partners actions or non-actions "it sucks to be you".
Hugs
M 19 years, MC for 8 months, DB'd for 8 months 4 kids; 18, 15, 14, & 10 I was never meant to be a doormat. It took me years of therapy to become assertive enough to stop his abuse.