Bringing Maeve home to meet my parents was supposed to be a milestone in our relationship. Instead, it turned into a baffling experience as my dad kept staring at her intently. After she left, he told me something that turned my world upside down.
I never thought my father would say something like this to me. But before I get into that bombshell, let me back up a bit and tell you how this whole mess started.
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I’m Spencer, and I’d like to introduce myself as a successful 31-year-old tech consultant.
Until recently, my life was pretty good. My job paid well, and I had a great bunch of friends around me. But there was always something missing… a meaningful relationship.
I’ve never been in a serious long-term relationship. Growing up, I was always the studious kid in school and college. Girls would talk to me about homework or exams, but nothing more.
That all changed one sunny Tuesday morning.
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I had a meeting with a client on the 7th floor of their office building. As I stepped into the elevator on the ground floor, I had no idea my life was about to change.
The elevator stopped on the second floor, and that’s when she walked in. I know it sounds like something out of a cheesy rom-com, but I swear, time slowed down.
She was the most beautiful woman I’d ever seen.
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I wanted to talk to her, but my brain short-circuited. And that’s how I blurted out the first thing that came to mind.
“Hey, did you hear about the claustrophobic astronaut?” I asked.
She turned to me. “No, what about them?”
“He just needed a little space,” I finished lamely.
To my surprise and relief, she laughed. It was a warm, genuine laugh that made her eyes crinkle at the corners.
“That’s terrible,” she said, still chuckling. “I’m Maeve, by the way.”
