>Maybe I Miss Him a Little

“…so then I moved from Columbia to Nashville to report at the NBC affiliate and that’s how I met my husband,” I said the other night. I was giving the short version of my post-high school history to a few old friends. “He was a reporter there, too. Still is.”

“Wow,” one of my friends said politely. “That’s great.”

“But he’s not just a reporter,” I said. “I mean, he’s been there for a long time and he’s, like, really um, outgoing and loud, and also aggressive? But in a good way? And so he’s really well known in Nashville.” Girl, shut the hell up, this inner voice said in my head. You can still save this. Just shut up now.

“Neat,” my other friend smiled primly.

“And I mean, you know, reporters come and go,” I continued on, despite myself, “but he’s just stayed year after year and it’s like, everyone knows who he is and he’ll do stories where he like, yells at the governor or something and people just love it.” Oh, geez. I was even making myself gag.

“That’s really terrific,” my first friend replied. There was an awkward silence. So stupid, my inner voice said. You sound like a total moron.

“I mean, he’s an alpha male, basically,” I went on. Alpha male? the voice guffawed. What the hell is wrong with you?!

“Yeah,” I said out loud. “He’s an alpha male.”

“Oh,” my friend said. “Well, that’s nice.”

“You know what I mean, like most male television reporters, you know, wear makeup and are really concerned about their hair? But he doesn’t care about that stuff at all. He doesn’t care, and that’s what makes him so great!” Paging Braggy McBraggerson! the voice shrieked. Braggy McBraggerson, please report to the front desk!

“Um, so yeah,” I finished lamely. “That’s what I’ve been up to.”

I think I’ve been away from Hubs long enough. Is it, like, obvious?

This post originally appeared on Parents.com.