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I accidentally pretended to be a stranger’s boyfriend for 30 seconds

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So this happened yesterday and I still feel secondhand embarrassment thinking about it.



I (22M) was at a crowded café, waiting in line. Place was packed, people standing everywhere, typical chaos.



In front of me there was this pretty girl arguing with the cashier about some order mix-up. Nothing serious, just slightly tense.



Out of nowhere, the guy behind her walks up, stands next to her and in a very casual but possessive tone goes, “what’s the issue?”



The vibe immediately changed. You could tell she was uncomfortable.



For some reason, my brain decided this was my moment to look cool in front of that pretty girl.



She looked back at me for like half a second, probably just randomly, and I don’t know why but I stepped forward and said:



“Yeah, we’ve been waiting for a while.”



WE.



Not “she”. Not “this girl”.



WE. (I don't know how I got the confidence)



The guy looks at me.



Then looks at her.



Then back at me.



And goes, “you’re with her?”



At this point I should’ve corrected it. End of story.



But no.



For some reason I just nodded.



I don’t know why. Survival instinct? Hero complex? Pure stupidity? All three?



Now I’m standing there next to a complete stranger pretending to be involved in her situation.



The girl looks confused for a second… then just goes along with it.



She says, “yeah, we ordered earlier.”



Now I’m DEEP in this.



The guy’s expression changes completely. He goes from casual to slightly aggressive.



He steps closer and goes, “since when?”



BRO???



Since when???



I literally met her 12 seconds ago.



Before I can say anything, the girl suddenly grabs my arm.



Like fully commits.



And says, “can we just get our order and leave?”



Now the entire café is watching.



Cashier is confused.



I’m confused.



The guy is definitely not happy.



There’s like 5 seconds of silence that felt like 5 business days.



Then the guy just scoffs and walks away.



We collect the order, step aside, and the moment we’re out of that situation she immediately lets go and goes:



“Sorry, I panicked.”



I just stood there like an NPC and said, “same.”



We both kind of awkwardly laughed and then went in completely opposite directions like nothing ever happened.



I don’t even know her name.



But for about 30 seconds, I was apparently in a relationship.



And I almost got into a fight over it.


TL;DR: Tried to help a stranger at a café, accidentally said “we” instead of “she”, ended up pretending to be her boyfriend in front of another guy, and almost got into a fight.

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