True story: As I walked into a meeting today, one of the attendees was talking to another, about pets or something along those lines. Suddenly, as I'm taking my seat, woman 'A' blurts out to woman 'B' "Aren't you getting divorced?". I suddenly felt uncomfortable, as discussing a personal topic like the end of her marriage doesn't seem to be quite the typical 'pre-meeting chatter'.
Woman 'B' paused a moment as other's in the room fell silent and turned to listen. With a slow and hesitated delivery, she replied: "uhhhhh, yes, well we were thinking about, it but I'm not sure now".
Wow. Quoting Jess quoting Jon Stewart: "...Awkward".
I felt compelled to interject some compassionate or supportive statement, but I wasn't sure just how to react, so I let her continue talking to the woman 'A'. She carried on, saying something I could not quite hear, referencing a place to stay, and then, oddly, something about not being able to "ride him to work and tie him up outside".
As their conversation continued and they discussed the laws against riding livestock on city streets, I pondered just how much "a horse" and "Divorce" can sound the same when you're hearing is going.
And I was grateful I didn't speak up to console or support, either.