Part 3: No, no, no and by the way, yes, yes, yes

“I wouldn’t be buying a new pair every week if my husband were as satisfying as shopping for shoes.” Woman to woman, overheard at Nordstrom Rack by Miguel Gutierrez- Ranzi

Rounding the bend into the home stretch, and in the end, riding into the sunset.

Whatever, but maybe not

“The fact that I checked for my wallet the minute I left him means it’s not going to work.” Woman on cell phone, overheard on Civic Center Muni platform by Ruth Borenstein)

“My husband is going through a ‘ heteroflexible’ phase.” ( Woman to woman, overheard at 30th and Mission Safeway by Stewart Ingram)

“Things are going OK, but he doesn’t share my passion for setting intentions.” ( Woman to woman, leaving YogaWorks in Larkspur, overheard by

Roger Thornhill)

“All relationships go through a period of adjustment. But 10 years?” ( Woman to woman, overheard at Balboa Cafe by

Sean O’Donnell)

“I’m getting my new eyeglasses at about the same time my husband is getting his new hearing aid. We’ll probably go our separate ways.” ( Woman, not young, to clerk at apparel store, overheard in Grass Valley by Suzanne Berry)

“How about giving me one more chance? How about half a chance?” ( Man in abruptly ended conversation on cell phone, overheard on 22- Fillmore by

John Saunders)

“If my girlfriend did hang out with someone else, it would probably be you ... and I wouldn’t mind.” ( Man to man, overheard on Larkin Street by Terrie Frye)

“I love you. But I don’t love you that mother— much.” ( Woman on cell phone, overheard on Muni by Karen Wallerich)

“But neither of you need each other! ... That’s my trash boyfriend you’re talking about.” ( Woman on cell phone, overheard in Toronto by Sara and Joe Evinger)

“No bag. I just divorced one.” ( Man in checkout line at Safeway in Livermore, overheard by Mary McMahon)

“So what you’re trying to tell me is that your lousy seven- year marriage was the equivalent of my 10 years of hell.” ( Man to woman, overheard at a Santa Barbara restaurant by Elaine Kriegh)

No hard feelings ... almost

“I told her, ‘ You’re living out the 2,000- year history of men and women, and it’s not your fault.’ ” ( Woman at Thorough Bread Cafe, overheard by Charlie Varon)

“We’re doing great. We divorced and he is now my roommate.” ( Man on cell phone, overheard at Jane Warner Plaza in the Castro by Roland Popp)

“My divorce was final yesterday, and I’m going to have biscuits and gravy.” ( Woman at counter at Butter Cream Bakery in Napa, overheard by Joe Pramuk)

“I just got rid of my wife. Maybe my hair will come back.” ( Man on Broadway in Nashville, overheard by Jeffrey Roos)

“So I’m staying in the house, and she’s living in the yurt. We’re still meditating together. She’s got all these things from childhood she’s working through, and she’s got to own that.” ( Man in a San Rafael cafe, overheard by a local writer who wrote down every word)

“I’m having more trouble choosing among these shoes than I did in leaving my husband of 30 years.” ( Women outside a Fillmore Street shop, overheard by Betsy Nolan)

At long last, together

“Are you going through a phase?” ( Older gentleman to older woman, apparently his wife, overheard at Garibaldi’s in San Francisco by Bob Epstein)

“My anniversary was this week, so I’ve been going home every day.” ( Man to friend, overheard on the 41- Union bus by J. B. Lawson)

“Don’t worry. If I hug another girl, I’ll hug you, too.” ( Young man to his date, as they arrived at party, overheard by Joanne Engelhardt) “I got along with him just fine. At least we never locked heads.” ( Woman to woman, overheard at McInnis Park tennis courts in San Rafael by Peter Boam)

“She wrote a lovely post today that even though she’s been married to a lovely man, she’s bisexual and has been in love with a lovely woman for two years.” ( Woman on cell, overheard on Folsom Street by Sally Robb Haims)

“I will not be friends with any couple that doesn’t have issues.” ( Woman to man, overheard in Oakland’s Montclair Village by Steven Horowitz)

Man: “I love you so much.” Woman: “That’s it, that’s it. I love you, too, now shut up.” ( Conversation overheard on Waikiki Beach by Larry Friesen)