Is This a Joke?

In response to today’s post, Toy Shopping II (L/A), MH received the following comment:

“Is this for real? I think someone is messing with people and playing a joke. If not, I expect he’ll be leaving his wife for a man in the future.”

We expected this story to elicit discussion, so we are creating this post to allow for longer-form comments and open conversation about the subject matter. As always, we expect comments to be thoughtful and respectful of differing viewpoints.