Comments on: That day, they were perfect

That day, they were perfect

shothotbot — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:17:16 -0800

A man finds out the story of his parents' second date. [Warning: may cause dust to be attracted to your eye]

By: umbú

umbú — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:30:32 -0800

Thanks for posting this. I like how it doesn't go where I thought it would.

By: so_gracefully

so_gracefully — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:37:28 -0800

Wonderful. Makes you hope that everyone has at least one moment like that.

By: insulglass

insulglass — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:38:48 -0800

Very nice post. Thanks.

By: Curious Artificer

Curious Artificer — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:40:28 -0800

Awww.

By: mykescipark

mykescipark — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:49:58 -0800

So warm and nice. Just enough to heat my apartment for the night. Thanks! (Why aren't we working on turning sentimentality into an alternative fuel source?)

By: addelburgh

addelburgh — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 20:53:15 -0800

Now that's romance! What a sweet story.

By: dorey_oh

dorey_oh — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:00:30 -0800

Dust in the eye, indeed! Such a sweet story, thanks for sharing.

By: Lovecraft In Brooklyn

Lovecraft In Brooklyn — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:02:37 -0800

2nd time I saw you, I had to see you again! (couldn't find a YouTube link, but its a great song)

By: WalterMitty

WalterMitty — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:05:55 -0800

Heh, follicles.

By: arcticseal

arcticseal — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:20:15 -0800

"If you'll really take me as I am, then I am yours for as long as you might have me." That's all any of us can really ask for. Thanks, shothotbot.

By: Durn Bronzefist

Durn Bronzefist — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:26:15 -0800

Wow. Goosebumps. Had a similar moment with someone once; won't get into details. We didn't stay together forever, but I treasure every moment we had.

By: HermanoBluth

HermanoBluth — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:35:27 -0800

When I read the initial headline on the front page, this song immediately came to mind. I've heard billions of love songs, mind you. For some reason, though, this one came to mind. When I read the actual story itself, I instantly felt goosebumps.

By: Sylvia Plath's terrible fish

Sylvia Plath's terrible fish — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:46:58 -0800

This really reminded me of the way my grandparents talked about their courtship. My grandfather told my grandmother he was going to marry her the day he met her. I miss them terribly too.

By: banished

banished — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 21:58:54 -0800

"I got to the end, and saw some very real horror in their eyes as they connected this story to the family their daughter and sister was about to marry into." Does that mean that this story coincidentally also happened to another family, or what?

By: Meatbomb

Meatbomb — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:03:40 -0800

"It's... it's them!" I was quickly ushered out of the house, and she didn't return my emails for a few days. The brief email I got a week later told me that it was her father, that he was never ever able to grow that beautiful moustache that had defined him for all of his adult life. With a name to go by it was now trivial to do the web search. They actually had a website devoted to it, the moustache was called "the Gronniger", named after my never-to-be-wife's great great grandfather. Extensive photos of the generations of Gronniger fathers, sons, couisns, uncles, all proudly sporting that huge ridiculous stache. My father had destroyed a family, and killed my one chance at true love. I was never able to look him in the eye again.

By: spaceman_spiff

spaceman_spiff — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 22:56:41 -0800

Does that mean that this story coincidentally also happened to another family, or what? No, his fiancee's family was horrified (at least temporarily) at the thought of their daughter marrying a guy whose family was so casually violent, and continued to retell the story for laughs.

By: RTod

RTod — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:30:25 -0800

"Does that mean that this story coincidentally also happened to another family, or what? No, his fiancee's family was horrified (at least temporarily) at the thought of their daughter marrying a guy whose family was so casually violent, and continued to retell the story for laughs." This. Of course, it should be noted that in addition to this story there were several other traditional family so tires that were - shall we say - darkly humorous. I believe they were truly worried.

By: Ad hominem

Ad hominem — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:31:02 -0800

Romance is for solids.

By: ArkhanJG

ArkhanJG — Sun, 23 Oct 2011 23:51:27 -0800

Wow, it sure is dusty in here, isn't it.

By: marmaduke_yaverland

marmaduke_yaverland — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 00:21:36 -0800

Damnable onions continually being cut at my desk...

By: humph

humph — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 03:41:42 -0800

I'm having a good cry right now, as in a good cry. And I ain't ashamed to admit it. Thank you for posting this shothotbot, it'll stay with me for a long time.

By: briank

briank — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 04:59:10 -0800

There, but for the grace of God, goes Martin Milner, Jr.

By: GenjiandProust

GenjiandProust — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 05:44:02 -0800

You know, I wish y'all would stop trying to get the cold shriveled lump of anxiety and nihilism in my chest to grow three sizes. Because if that happens, there will be repercussions. Widows and orphans don't evict themselves, you know!

By: chococat

chococat — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 06:22:58 -0800

Welcome to MeFi, RTod. Lovely story.

By: mistersquid

mistersquid — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:14:16 -0800

Thanks for the story of telling a courtship story, appropriately meta. On the one hand I'm happy sad about the bittersweet ending of the mother's passing, but I'm glad she can't reveal her story was also invented (heh).

By: Jody Tresidder

Jody Tresidder — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:58:35 -0800

On the one hand I'm happy sad about the bittersweet ending of the mother's passing, but I'm glad she can't reveal her story was also invented (heh). If you can't say anything nice about anyone, mistersquid, come sit beside me:)

By: stonedcoldsober

stonedcoldsober — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:29:14 -0800

Thank you!

By: shothotbot

shothotbot — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 08:46:16 -0800

One thing I really like about this is the subtle way it reminds us that we are just supporting actors in the drama of our parents' lives.

By: Lesser Shrew

Lesser Shrew — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 10:59:29 -0800

Between this and the GTA anniversary post, I am just a basket of sparkly unicorns and fluffy kittens.

By: wenestvedt

wenestvedt — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:53:20 -0800

I live a long way from my parents. We are a family of talkers -- well, not my dad -- but a lot of my milestones hve passed since I moved far away. And I worry that I will miss the chances to hear stories like this, or what few stories I haven't yet heard. Thanks for this.

By: stupidsexyFlanders

stupidsexyFlanders — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:58:46 -0800

Rtod, thanks for sharing that story. But I can't help buy wonder why they kept it to themselves so long!

By: bquarters

bquarters — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 15:54:49 -0800

That's a nice story, and did make my eyes dusty! But I wish they also posted the picture with the article. I love Utah and old pictures- that really would have made the story.

By: greenhornet

greenhornet — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:45:51 -0800

very nice!... Maybe it's just me but I prefer the first story. Nothing says true love like ripping another man's moustache off!