Grandmother's heartbreaking taxi confession goes viral
We’ve all been guilty of awarding our Uber driver extra stars for allowing us to sit in complete silence on the journey home but you never know, you might just strike up a life-changing conversation.
One Twitter user proved it, after sharing a now-viral love story which turned the Internet’s heart “into a puddle”.
An anonymous woman who goes by the social media handle, @Cimónalisa 7.15, told followers about the moving conversation she recently had with a 78-year-old customer.
This older (78) lady I drove today asked me if I had ever been with a woman. I told her yes and she asked me what it was like. At first I was like...umm grandma this is weird. But she told me she thinks shes in love with her best friend since childhood.
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
According to the social media thread, the woman kick-started the car chat by asking the driver if she’d ever been with a woman to which she replied: “Yes”.
“At first I was like... umm grandma, this is weird,” the Twitter user revealed. “But she told me she thinks she’s in love with her best friend since childhood.”
The passenger then went on to ask her about what sex with a female partner is like.
“I told her it felt like taking a fresh shower, getting a massage head to toe and then having sex with myself,” she continued. “Like a copy of me in person rubbing all of everything together and feeling solely pleasure, no pain.”
She basically just wanted to know what the sex feels like. I told her it felt like taking a fresh shower, getting a massage head to toe and then having sex with myself. Like a copy of me in person rubbing all of everything together and feeling solely pleasure, no pain.
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
To which the woman replied, “Wow, that sounds way better than being with a man.”
She was like “wow that sounds way better than being with a man”. We sat and spoke for like 30 minutes about her ex husbands and how she felt like she was never truly satisfied being with them even if she felt like they had great experiences.
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
The pair then went on to discuss the elderly woman’s former partners with her explaining that although she has shared “great memories” with her ex-husbands, she’s never felt “truly satisfied”.
“She said she wishes her generation wasn’t so closed off and stuck up about sexuality because she wouldn’t have felt so suppressed,” the user continued.
“Her and her best friend live together now and basically the friend is like everything she wishes her husbands were for her but she’s scared to say.”
She said she wishes her generation wasn’t so closed off and stuck up about sexuality because she wouldn’t have felt so suppressed. Her and her best friend live together now and basically the friend is like everything she wishes her husbands were for her but she’s scared to say 😩
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
When she returned to pick up the grandmother from her doctor’s appointment, the woman was visibly upset and reportedly said that she had spent a whole lifetime lying to herself.
We’re not crying, you are.
So I dropped her off at the doctors but I had also scheduled to come back and pick her up. When I got there she seemed all down and stuff so we talked more and she said she feels like she spent a whole lifetime lying to herself. I felt so bad until I dropped her off.
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
Proving it’s never too late to chase your dreams, she called to ask her best friend to open the front door ready for their arrival home.
“When we pull up, she’s sitting outside waiting on her,” the Twitter thread continues. “She gets up and opens the door while I’m pulling the walker out of the truck.”
She uses a walker and her friend is still pretty nimble for an old lady. She calls her and asks her to unlock the front door because she was on her way. When we pull up, shes is sitting outside waiting on her. She gets up & opens the door while Im pulling the walker out the trunk
— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
“Then she helps her stand up and says, ‘I couldn’t imagine having anybody else to end this life with. You’re my favourite person.’”
Then she helps her stand up and says “I couldn’t imagine having anybody else to end this life with. You’re my favorite person.”
Bruh when I tell you I teared the hell up. Then then rider teared up and they hugged and told each other “I love you.”
I wanted to ugly cry so bad.— Cimónalisa 7.15 (@Al0haNani) July 12, 2019
The friends then embraced and told each other, “I love you.”
Unsurprisingly, the post amassed over 22,970 retweets and social media users were left reaching for tissues with a number taking to the post to congratulate the women.
“Such a beautiful story. We rarely discuss our elders in the LGBTQ community but the reality is they get older and they want and deserve companionship,” one wrote.
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“When you think of how many have kept their secrets for fear of retribution. I hope they have a beautiful life together.”
Another added, “This was beautiful. Everyone should live the life they want to live and love who they want to love without judgement.”
“Yeah, my heart melted into a puddle,” a third commented.
Such a beautiful story. We rarely discuss our elders in the #LGBTQ community but the reality is they get older and they want & deserve companionship. When you think of how many have kept their secrets for fear of retribution. I hope they have a beautiful life together.
— J.I.M.B.R.O.W.S.K.I. (@PeaceAndCheese) July 12, 2019
This was beautiful everyone should live the life they want to live and love who want to love without judgment
— Team♈️NoChillofWakanda (@MsRita73) July 12, 2019
Oh wow. I think you were meant to end up in that car together. Like one of those paths crossing situations that was divinely timed & meant to happen. 🙏🏾
— Carla Beharry (@carlabeharry) July 12, 2019
Yeah. Melted my heart into a puddle. 😭
— 7.18 @ tacoma art museum (@reverenddollars) July 12, 2019
So next time you’re grabbing a taxi home, it might not hurt to make a little small talk.
Reporting by Danielle Fowler
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