Oh, Darling — don’t you remember? If my parents had had their way… if both sets of parents had had their way… I would’ve been married to a Wasian guy?
… I actually don’t remember this because you never told me…?
I thought I told the mutual friends?
Well they didn’t tell ME…?!?!?!?!
Oh yeah… so… he was half-Italian, half-Taiwanese. Remember? My parents are good friends with Italians!
Yeah… wow… I mean, it makes sense but… it’s still surprising to hear…
Yeah… but it’s okay, that guy’s married now. Neither of us liked each other, lol…
Geez… how long had you known that your parents and his parents wanted you two to be together?
Umm… probably since we were born?
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
Yeah but it’s just — it’s just the PARENTS’ fantasy — they weren’t going to FORCE us — it was, in their ideal world — we would have fallen in love and gotten married… it’s just cos they’re such close family friends… the parents — both sets — felt that it would’ve been such an ideal marriage…
Even though the guy is Wasian?
Yeah, that’s not a problem at all. His DAD is the Italian who named me Nicole!
We’ve been over this — Nicole is not an Italian name.
(LOL) Okay anyway. The point is that it was an ALMOST-arranged marriage.
Wow… and then what happened?
Nothing… I’ve been to the movies with him…
(GASP) That’s what WE DID —
No… he didn’t hold my hand or anything like that. It was literally like watching a movie with my BROTHER!
Hmph — I still… don’t like the idea of it…
It was even before we’d ever met!
WHAT?!?!?!?!?!!?!?!?
Yeah — I’ve been to the movies with him when I was… 15?
FIFTEEN — Didn’t your mother say “You’re a scholarship student! Focus on your studies!!!”
Yeah… but they made that exception for HIM — for THAT boy — the SON that was their IDEAL son-in-law…
(Huffing and puffing about this)… I… I think I need to vape…
OMIGOSH — THE GUY IS MARRIED NOW. Obviously everyone got over it!!!
When?!?!?! WHEN did everyone “give up” on this idea?!?!?!
Ummm… maybe… by… 2017?
2017?!?!?!?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?
I can’t really remember this timeline. Also this is all fictional. I don’t know…
I don’t know how you just randomly made up “2017” even for a fictional storyline on your blog… I feel like, it’s kinda real…
(Shrugs shoulders)… anyway, that was BEFORE the pandemic —
STOP USING “PRE-PANDEMIC” AS EXCUSES
(LOL) Okay love — calm down…
(Sigh) I can’t believe — your parents held onto that “hope” — until 2017…
Hmmm… yeah… I guess…? (Shrugs shoulders)
How did they finally drop it?
THE DUDE FOUND HIS OWN GIRLFRIEND AND MARRIED HER!!! We were NEVER anything!!!
Oh… okay……. so it wasn’t “forced” —
THAT’S WHAT I’M SAYING!!! IT WASN’T FORCED!!!! It was just both parents’ imagination! Their little “fantasy” — that never, ever happened!
Do you still keep in touch with him?
(Sigh) Well I can’t be RUDE… I think we’re still Facebook connections… or if not — my brother definitely still is…
Oh… I see…
They wanted HIS sister to marry MY BROTHER too! They were TOTALLY DELUSIONAL!!! (LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL)
What?!?!?!!? So they had a boy and a girl, and your parents — and they wanted both sets of siblings — to marry each other?!?!?!?!?!!?
(LOLOLOLOLOLOLOL) — DO YOU SEE HOW DELUSIONAL THAT REALLY SOUNDS AND YES — IT WAS JUST A SILLLY PARENTS’ FANTASY!!! (LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL)
(Chuckles) Okay yeah, that’s a bit extreme…
It was just like, “Ohhh… we WISH!!!” — but it didn’t happen to any of us. It really doesn’t matter, in the end, what the parents think.
Okay… that’s good… I mean — I’ve seen some Taiwanese dramas… (side-eye)…
THAT’S JUST DRAMAS. IT’S NOT REAL LIFE.
(Chuckles)
Anyway — do you have some inspiration to write some songs?
(Smiles)
(Giggles)
I love you… so much…
Me too!!! I love you too!!!!
xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxxx
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