{"id":35498,"date":"2026-10-04T21:55:11","date_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:55:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=35498"},"modified":"2026-10-04T21:55:11","modified_gmt":"2026-10-04T21:55:11","slug":"my-coworker-mocked-me-when-i-asked-him-to-pretend-to-be-my-boyfriend-then-my-fake-date-wiped-the-smirk-off-his-face-%f0%9f%98%b3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/albotips.com\/?p=35498","title":{"rendered":"My Coworker Mocked Me When I Asked Him to Pretend to Be My Boyfriend \u2014 Then My Fake Date Wiped the Smirk Off His Face. \ud83d\ude33"},"content":{"rendered":"

My ex-husband invited me to his wedding just to remind me that I had no one to bring.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cYour invitation includes a +1, but let\u2019s be honest\u2014you don\u2019t have anyone.\u201d<\/p>\n

That was Max.<\/p>\n

After nearly thirteen years of marriage, he left me for his personal trainer, Claire.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t look like you used to,\u201d he told me. \u201cMen are visual. Claire is perfect.\u201d<\/p>\n

Those words stayed with me long after the divorce.<\/p>\n

Then came the wedding invitation.<\/p>\n

I decided to attend for our daughters\u2014and bring a fake boyfriend.<\/p>\n

His name was Edward, my coworker and one of the few people who had supported me through the divorce.<\/p>\n

When Max saw us arrive together, he laughed.<\/p>\n

\u201cHim? Your boyfriend? No one would ever date you, especially someone like him.\u201d<\/p>\n

My face burned.<\/p>\n

Edward simply smiled.<\/p>\n

\u201cActually, Max, I brought you a wedding gift.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five minutes later, he returned with a large cardboard box.<\/p>\n

Max opened it.<\/p>\n

Inside was an enormous pair of old trousers.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is this?\u201d Max asked.<\/p>\n

\u201cMine,\u201d Edward replied. \u201cI used to be much heavier.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then Edward looked at Max.<\/p>\n

\u201cVeronica never made me feel like my body determined my worth. She made me realize I had started treating myself the way someone else was treating her.\u201d<\/p>\n

Max\u2019s smile disappeared.<\/p>\n

\u201cShe didn\u2019t fix me,\u201d Edward continued. \u201cThere was nothing wrong with me that needed fixing before I deserved to enjoy my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

Then my daughter found me in the hallway.<\/p>\n

\u201cMom, why did Dad say nobody would date you?\u201d<\/p>\n

I crouched beside her.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe was being unkind.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cEdward isn\u2019t really your boyfriend?\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cNo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThen why did you say he was?\u201d<\/p>\n

I hesitated.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause I wanted your dad to think somebody wanted me.\u201d<\/p>\n

She looked at me and said:<\/p>\n

\u201cBut we wanted you here.\u201d<\/p>\n

That broke something open inside me.<\/p>\n

Later, Max asked what was happening between Edward and me.<\/p>\n

I looked at him.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou really need to know the answer, don\u2019t you?\u201d<\/p>\n

Then I walked away.<\/p>\n

In the car, I caught my reflection in the window.<\/p>\n

For the first time, I didn\u2019t check my waist.<\/p>\n

I didn\u2019t wonder what Max would think.<\/p>\n

I simply looked at myself.<\/p>\n

My daughter shouted from the back seat:<\/p>\n

\u201cMom! Go!\u201d<\/p>\n

I smiled.<\/p>\n

And I did.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My ex-husband invited me to his wedding just to remind me that I had no one to bring. \u201cYour invitation includes a +1, but let\u2019s be honest\u2014you don\u2019t have anyone.\u201d That was Max. After nearly thirteen years of marriage, he left me for his personal trainer, Claire. \u201cYou don\u2019t look like you used to,\u201d he…<\/p>\n

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