I think he probably had NO clue what type of card to get you and tried to get a laugh out of you. Ok, so let's try this. You have always been the "bigger" one, the one that's risen about all of this, you are seen this way by OW and H too. Although we see ourselves as that older, aging, alone person at times, I don't think they see us this way. He might not have realized he struck a chord with you.
