Like some of you in my youth I was considered a loser at best, queer at worst.
I endured the usual shaming tactic’s and insults.
Recently at work the topic of marriage and money came up.
I usually ghost through this stuff, until I hear my name.
Blah, blah, marriage, money.
Then my boss pipes up and says ‘Grue’ has never been married. He probably has more $ than all of us. BTW he is on wife 2.0 after 1.nasty took him to the cleaners.
I couldn’t help myself, so, I shout out, ‘no kids either’. A mistake I know.
As I looked around the room and I saw the face of every married and/or divorced man in the room. The bleakness and envy was plain as day.
The recently married cupcake was shooting daggers with her eyes.
Lurker, don’t do it. You will eat shit sandwiches while you are young but as you get older and gather resources, you will become the envied.