I called my older sister in Connecticut in late June 2002 because I always visit family in New England in August and needed to prepare her well in advance that a friend would likely be joining us. My sister is very cautious\/traditional in this area, and also protective of me; it would require a delicate touch. I was prepared to describe Fran\u2019s various virtues.<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cI\u2019ve met a nice person and I think it might be serious and you might be meeting her when I\u2019m up in August.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201cOh, that\u2019s so nice. When did you meet her?\u201d<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cOh, a while ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201cThat\u2019s nice. How long ago is a while?\u201d<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cOh, I don\u2019t remember too well. She\u2019s really neat (she gives me memory lapses?)\u201d<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201cThat\u2019s okay; about how long?\u201d<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cAbout a week ago.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201c\u2026\u2026..oh. That\u2019s nice. A week or more?\u201d<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cA week or less. Actually (seeing that my goose is cooked and we\u2019ve got to get beyond this), about four days ago, but we talked on the phone a lot in advance. She\u2019s really different. And of course, she has no idea that she might be coming up to New England, so I\u2019m not certain. Just wanted to let you know about this.\u201d (Fortunately, she did not ask for how long the phone conversations had been going on.)<\/p>\n
\nSister: \u201cHow did you meet?\u201d<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cWe met for a rainy-night hike in the woods. She\u2019s very bright and physical.\u201d (Should not have added the word physical; might have given a misimpression.)<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201cThat\u2019s where you first met her\u2026in the woods one night?\u201d (Well, yes and no.)<\/p>\n
Me: \u201cWell, we first made contact on Match.com (oops, my sister is no-tech — no cell phone and no computer in 2012). That\u2019s what folks do nowadays.\u201d<\/p>\n
Sister: \u201cYes, I\u2019ve heard. I\u2019m so happy for you both.\u201d (Did I say that my sister is extremely polite and gracious?)<\/p>\n
Anyway, we arranged for Fran\u2019s vacation trip to intersect with mine, so that she did visit with the family. My sister gave us separate bedrooms (that\u2019s got to be for putting up a good show \u2013 it\u2019s hardly effective.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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