If you have seen the beloved Netflix show “Grace and Frankie,” this story will sound familiar.
The twist: It happened in real life, and was live tweeted by an eavesdropping hero (for the nosy).
If you haven’t seen the show, it stars Lily Tomlin and Jane Fonda as women who discover late in life that their husbands, played by Martin Sheen and Sam Waterston, have been engaged in an ongoing affair. The pair confront their husbands, sending their lives into new territory together.
A woman in an airport bar recently overheard a similar story playing out in real time, and she shared it with the world.
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The women have never met until this moment. "Hopefully I'll gain a sister in you if I lose my husband."
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
I am going to live-tweet the fuck out of my eavesdropping.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
“Why can’t they be honest? There’s no need for cockamamie stories and secrets. I don’t care if there gay. I care they lie.” ?
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
They've ordered shots. Based on their faces, one woman is a seasoned pro. The other has never had a shot in her entire life.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
I’ve never seen a 50+ year old white lady snap gum with this much vigor. Shot lady: “My daughter’s boyfriend thought my husband was gay.”
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
“I thought he was an asshole. I guess he’s just clairvoyant.”
She ordered another round.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
Gum lady is laughing but also crying. Shot lady is my fucking hero. She's patting her on the back and humming to the Sammy Hagar playing.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
"Jane Fonda is on it." "Oh, I don't like her." … "Have you seen this video of a baby hippo?"
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
Shot Lady: "Why are they playing soccer on TV? Did they forget we only care about racist baseball & bad football?" OFFICIAL. SPIRIT. ANIMAL.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
Shot Lady: "Our husbands are fucking, or we're both insane. Either way, were going to be okay. I promise." ADOPT ME SHOT LADY.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
Shot Lady: "We can do this." Gum Lady: "You're right. We can." Shot lady pounded something dark. They have left me.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
If your names are Jeffrey and and Richard and you’re on a “business trip” in Chicago…your wives are coming for you. And they’ve bonded.
— BJ Colangelo (@bjcolangelo) October 31, 2017
However the story ends, we have a feeling they’ll be okay.
