He: “I like your shoes. Those are really great.”

Me: “Thanks! Ask me how much I paid for them. Seriously.”

He2: “Don’t do that! God, since you’ve been married you’re so into the shoes, the clothes, the styles…”

Me: “Hey, leave him alone. He dresses much better now. I, for one, appreciate all his wife has done to bring him along…now ask me how much I paid for these shoes. You’ll never guess.”

He: “How much?”

Me: “Eighteen dollars. They were a total steal.”

He: “Really? Where’d you get them?”

He2: “Stop that! Next you’ll be asking her where she got the scarf!”

He: “But I like her scarves. She always does a nice job with the scarves.”

He2: “Arggggggggggh!”

Me: “If you keep that up, you’re not getting invited to go shopping.”