I keep discovering that if you're going to be the kind of person who asks questions about strangers' private lives, it's best to have a ninja approach to the matter.
For example, from Sunday:
Me: Hello, my name's Wombat.
Middle-Aged Woman: Hello, I'm Liz.
Me: So you and Ray are a couple? (Motioning to man standing next to her.)
MAW: (Slight hesitation.) We're married, but separated.
Me: But you look so cute together. (Lying through my teeth)
MAW: (Looking at Ray, standing at her side smiling like a goof) It's complicated.
At which point she launched into a surprisingly detailed description of why their three-year old marriage slumped to its current state of them being cocktail companions, but neither sexual nor domestic partners.
Two points:
1. Age does not give people wisdom.
2. If you're going to ask personal questions, just launch into it. They're dying to tell you.
Bottoms Up Non-Sexual Married Couples!
Photo of Hayley Tamaddon pic from here [link]
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