A Lifetime of Bliss

After a wedding in which our son was the best man, my wife and I were on the subway at midnight. A young man got on, continuing a conversation with a couple on the platform. He shouted, “Propose to her! Now! If you don’t, someone else will.” After the doors closed, he said to me, loudly, “He should propose, right?” After I agreed, he shouted, “See, even the old guy agrees with me!” Later, he said, “I hope I didn’t embarrass you. But I want them to have what you have, a lifetime of bliss.” How did he know? — Dan Brody