Melomiri

When Your Internet Boyfriend Is Your Boss

Language: en

My online boyfriend had a weird thing for… let’s call it corporate larping. When his mom called him home for dinner, he’d text me: "Returning to the estate to dine with the matriarch." I caught on fast. So when my friends were short one player for poker night, I messaged the group: "It’s a meeting of the scions. The game doesn’t start until I arrive." My online boyfriend totally got it. I always thought we were just a couple of weirdos playing a game. Until, just before the holidays, he added me to his childhood friends’ group chat. "These are the guys I grew up with," he said. "They…

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