Have you ever heard of a grandparents' dance? Yes, well, neither had I.
Apparently, here's how it works: a wedding DJ asks couples to dance, and then asks them to leave the dance floor based on how long they've been married, with the most recent marriages leaving the floor first. My partner Jeremy's grandmother, I have discovered, is fiercely proud of always being the last couple on the floor at weddings.
When Jeremy told me, I entertained the mental image of her working a luchador mask while the DJ plays Last Man Standing. But being a people-pleaser is my cross to bear, so I put aside the Nacho Libre daydream to consider how I could tactfully wriggle out of this dance — and the father-daughter dance and my own first dance, while I'm at it. Continue reading »













