@john65pennington I’ve thought about asking her, but figure it would only alleviate my curiosity and not benefit her, so it’s filed under “Personal Unsolved Mysteries.”
Here is another example; and with this one, the box has been opened. (My apologies if you’ve read it before…I’ve mentioned it on anther thread.) My sister and BIL got a divorce, and she moved out and bought a house. I went to visit her, and she put me to work doing some painting while she took the kids to the park. Her ex showed up and started to help out.
We were just painting away in silence, when he suddenly said, “I have always been in love with you, and always will until you find someone else.” This came from a man who is 21 years older than me and married my sister when I was 10. Needless to say, I was dumbfounded. My response was none-too-polite.
That one stayed under lock and key for several years. Every time I went home for a visit, I was encouraged by sis to go visit him. I finally confessed to Mom, as I had to tell someone and knew that she would keep quiet. Someone on the other thread asked if I ever told my sister. The answer is “no.” She has since passed away, and I’m glad that she never found out. It might have stopped her from encouraging me to go visit him, but that was a burden I was willing to bear. Their relationship was strained enough.