Gettin’ Schooled 101
(My husband and I are both professors at the same university. He’s a physics professor and mildly autistic. This means his social skills are terrible until he knows you quite well. I walk into his classroom before he starts teaching to see if he wants something to eat.)
Me: “Sweetie, do you want something from the deli?”
(My husband shakes his head no and gives me a little smile before walking away to collect his notes.)
Student: “Are you his assistant or something?”
Me: “No, I’m his wife.”
Student: “No, really?”
Me: “Yeah, really.”
Student: *grins* “What’s a woman like you doing with a guy like him?”
Me: “A guy like him?”
Student: “You know, he’s… different.”
Me: “Oh, I see a difference.”
Student: *waggles eyebrows and leans in* “Exactly–”
Me: “He’s getting laid tonight and you’re not.”
(I walk over, grab my husband’s butt, and plant a lip-lock on him before walking out. The other students in the class cheer while the jerk stands there, floored. I’m a bad wife for embarrassing the pants off of my husband, but I still think it was totally worth it!)
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