"The food was great, and so was the conversation. My husband leaned close to me and whispered, She's brushing her teeth! I glanced to my left. I had thought the gal at the next table was just using a toothpick. No, she was vigorously brushing with a full-sized toothbrush! After about a minute, she placed the toothbrush into a cosmetic bag and pulled out a denture container."
"My husband and I have been together 30-plus years. When our love was new, it was all smiles, hand-holding and thrills when we saw each other after a long day at work or school. And, I guess, that's normal. Now, three kids and three grandkids later, we're edging past our mid-50s and there isn't much left. There are no more smiles and no more hand-holding, only two sad adults."
A diner observed a woman at a nearby table vigorously brushing her teeth with a full-sized toothbrush, then placing it in a cosmetic bag and inserting a retainer, leaving observers flabbergasted. Etiquette requires excusing oneself from the table and using the restroom for oral hygiene to avoid grossing out others. Separately, a couple together more than 30 years reports that smiles, hand-holding, and laughter have largely disappeared despite ongoing love. One partner is partially disabled, activities have declined, physical touch is rare, and the couple wonders whether happiness and closeness can be restored.
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