
I Asked Homeless Man to Be My Pretend Fiancé Only to Discover He Was Part of My Mother’s Secret Past
I sat in my car at the edge of the park, dreading the holiday dinner ahead — the questions, the jokes about my “mysterious dating life,” and the inevitable talk of marriage and children. This year, I couldn’t face it. Then I saw him: a man alone on a weathered bench, coat frayed, posture proud…