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Anonymous tale of regret gets a surprising show of support

A man who thought he was anonymously sharing regrets about his moderate success in life got a pleasant surprise via social media - from his wife.

Patrick Petrides was profiled by the popular photoblog Humans of New York on July 6, where he shared his feelings on his job and the pressure he thinks he places on his wife. Humans of New York doesn’t include the names of the people it profiles; there’s just a picture and a quote. So Petrides may have thoguht he was sharing a secret, albeit publicly.


Humans of New York often receives thousands of comments on irts posts on Facebook, so words of encouragement aren’t surprising. But in Petrides’ case, the surprise wasn’t what was said, but who said it.

Only an hour after the Humans of New York post went up, Petrides’ wife Aly replied with words that set many a heart aflutter.

 

 

 

Aly's reply generated over 115,000 likes and 2800 comments of its own, making the duo a true social media power couple - if only for a day.

Heartwarming show of support aside, Petrides may have been downplaying his success for the camera a little bit. His Twitter bio says he’s the assistant general manager at Jean-Georges, a three-Michelin-star restaurant in New York City. Jean Georges is one of the highest-rated French restaurants on the world, and one of the top restaurants overall in new York.

The restaurant also received a four-star review from the New York Times. The restaurant has a 28 rating for food, decor and service from Zagat (the maximum is 30; 28 qualifies as “extraordinary to perfection”); the average meal costs $166 per person.

Sounds successful enough to us.