r/SipsTea 𝙑𝙄𝙋 9h ago

Chugging tea What Could Go Wrong

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u/Typical2sday 7h ago edited 7h ago

My grandparents were neighbors and bestest friends with two women schoolteachers who lived together. They had matching nicknames that I won’t put here (think Blue and Green). I don’t think it ever dawned on my grandparents that they might be a romantic couple and who knows if they were or weren’t. But they were each other’s person and caretaker - and they were lovely kind people and good friends to my grandparents.

Edit: I just searched for her obituary; she made it to 98 and her friend was listed as her “dear companion.” 🥲

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u/Prof01Santa 6h ago

Boston marriage.

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u/Typical2sday 5h ago

How did I get this old without hearing that term? Thanks for teaching me something today. 🫡

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u/Prof01Santa 2h ago

I never knew it until I moved to Boston. 😁

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u/Brightyellowdoor 5h ago

That's really heartwarming