Yes, she went on and on about how great it is to be with her husband. Oh and they aren't legally married either. She left her first husband and neither of her adult sons speak to her, nor does her adult brother who lives in their family home and won't sell her, his share of the house. She vilified these men which makes me think they're likely not as vilaneous as she portrayed them to me (likely for sympathy). Who does that? I have never bragged that 'I am in a relationship and you're not' with anyone. That's just so weird.

I was active in Meetups 15 years ago and made a ton of acquaintances; some of whom I thought were friends but those never panned out. We all lost touch and then Covid hit. Time for me to reboot my social life. Sounds like Meetup has worked for you too. Annual 3-day trips with your real life friends sounds like a lot of fun, too. I don't make friends easily either. I have a ton of acquaintances that I mistake for friends, sometimes. Oh well. That's life.