Alone for his first cruise ship voyage, a young man felt a stranger among crowds of aging patrons. But one youngish woman kept sidling up to him in the most unlikely of spots. She seemed to recognize him, at least by the knowing look in her eyes. Finally, he apologized for not having a clue who she was.
“I’m sorry,” she said. “I didn’t mean to stare at you, but you look so much like my first husband.”
Taken aback, he stammered a halting condolence, and asked hesitantly what had happened to her husband. “Oh,” she replied cheerfully, “I haven’t been married… yet!”