i was recently on a picturesque trip with my family including my mother-in-law and one of my best friends flew out to meet us. this bestie was talking about an upcoming trip to nyc and i exclaimed “oh, i love nyc! i got engaged there” and then realized the company i was in and clarified to my mother-in-law that it wasn’t to her son. she responded “but it was just for a night, right?” confused, i asked her what she meant. she brought up the failed attempt by a former suitor to impulsively fly me out and woo me, that has since become a standing joke in my family (if you haven’t heard the story before, don’t worry, i’ll be putting it back up).

me: no, that was a different guy.

mother-in-law: oh, was it the guy who was messaging you last time i visited?

me: nooo, that was a different guy…

mother-in-law: oh. so, i guess i don’t know about who you’re talking about.

…and here we are.