When I met my fiance, he told me he was an HVAC contractor.
- My aunts and uncles were in this profession.
I asked my parents not to tell anyone what Paul did for a living. They had no problem. Paul never understood why. It wasn’t until our wedding reception that his secret was revealed. The reception hall had an air quality issue, and the owners were going to call the HVAC company. Paul knew it would take time to get someone to the venue on a Saturday. He didn’t want the reception to be ruined, so he completed the work himself! Everyone wondered why my fiance disappeared in the middle of the reception. He had an emergency, I offered. I wasn’t going to tell them he was repairing the air conditioner! I thought they would think he was either ignoring me, unhappy he was married, or they would think I thought of him as a way to get free HVAC service! I wasn’t going to allow either of these thoughts. When Paul came back, he looked as calm and relaxed as when he left. His secret was kept until the owner came over and thanked him. We owed nothing more for the venue, he said, since Paul had worked on his wedding day! I’m going to leave it up to my parents to tell our family that Paul isn’t their personal HVAC dealer.