After thirteen years of marriage and two daughters, Max left his wife for Claire, his personal trainer, saying she no longer looked the way he wanted. “Men are visual,” he told her. “Claire is perfect.” When Max later invited her to his wedding and pointed out that her invitation included a +1, he added, “Come to my wedding with Claire and bring the girls. Your invitation includes a +1, but we both know you don’t have anyone.” Hurt but determined to attend for her daughters, she asked her coworker and friend Edward to pretend to be her boyfriend.
At the wedding, Max immediately noticed Edward. Instead of being impressed, however, he mocked her and said, “Your boyfriend? No one would date you. Especially someone like him.” He even accused her of paying Edward to attend. Rather than argue, Edward calmly presented Max with a wedding gift: an old pair of oversized trousers that he had worn when he was much heavier. Edward explained that he had once believed he did not deserve happiness because of his body.
