The Couple Behind Her

Last night Tracy and I were out and we were talking about all the injustices in the world. A couple sat down behind Tracy and I was intrigued by their body language.

Hmmmm. Couple sat down. They didn't order anything. She's very focused on him. He's facing to the side, head down. He did something or said something.
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Ok, he’s saying something. At least they’re talking to each other.
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She’s looking away now. I can’t see either of them saying anything. Just sitting.
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He’s got his head back down. She’s not happy with him.
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Light talk. Very short sentences.
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Oh oh. She’s crying. They need to take this somewhere else. It just escalated….Ok, he’s getting up. She’s waiting….and there she goes.

I don’t know the specifics, but watching them brought back memories. Those emotional times when dating was hard. Life doesn’t seem to change. Soon, my kids will be coming home with their hearts broken and my saying, “I know, I know. Everyone goes through this.” will ring empty and hollow.  It does now. That is probably why I like posting quotes about that particular aspect of life and romance. It is so strong, so incapacitating. The fact that words, let alone seeing it played out before me, can cause such a reaction in me, such a tear in my emotional fabric, is fascinating to me.

Even while it hurts.