The Girlfriend surprised me this weekend by arranging a surprise pre-birthday lunch for me with her friends (whom I've met several times). What touched me even more was the fact that her friends had gotten together earlier in the morning to bake me PINK cupcakes! Then I asked The Girlfriend how she had contributed to the cupcakes (visions of her donning an apron and slaving away in the kitchen swam across my mind - which would have reduced me to tears of joy and love if true) and her reply was that she had organised it.



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But I suppose that was as good as it would get, seeing how I was the subject of The Girlfriend's bitter complaint to a friend the other day.



The Girlfriend: You know, the other day I asked her if she missed me.



The friend: Oh that's sweet.



The Girlfriend: And you know what she said? She said she'd just seen me the day before and therefore didn't miss [...]