Connor helps Bob blow out the candles on his 64th Birthday
His true date of birth is June 7th, 1947. His mother told me and she was there.
Shortly after I met Bob in late December 1969, (actually I first met him briefly the month before but once again that is another story) he asked me how old I was. I told him the truth and said, " I'm 24, I'll be 25 in March." Then I asked him the next logical question, "And, how old are you? "
Knowing my age, and being fearful I would think he was too young for me (and I would have!), he added a year to his age.
Several months later (in May 1970) as we were sitting around a table with a group of his friends at Rodney Dangerfield's Comedy Club in Manhattan, his friend, Margaret, said, "Bobby, your birthday is coming up soon and you'll be 23 years old, right?" I started to correct Margaret while at the same time I looked over at Bob expecting that he would chime in with the accurate information. I could tell immediately by the look of horror on Bob's face that Margaret had her facts correct. What a way for me to find out the truth!
Here I was an older woman of 25 and Bob was still only a 22 years old kid. But, by then, it was much too late. Even though I was none too happy with this bold faced lie, I was already "in too deep". He explained that when we met he liked me and he didn't want to loose me because of his age. I listened to his rationale and decided to forgive him. So now "Dishonest Bob" is stuck with an older woman. See what happens when you lie.
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