My boyfriend told me he was "going out with the boys" last night and i said ok cool have fun. he came back at 11pm covered in glitter and i was like what the hell happened and he said "pottery class" which made NO SENSE. turns out "the boys" is him and four other guys from his gym who take a weekly pottery class together and they've been doing this for EIGHT MONTHS. he's been lying about boys night. it IS boys night but it's POTTERY. i asked why he didn't just tell me and he said "i don't know it felt weird to say" i made him show me what he's made and he has a CABINET full of mugs and bowls in his apartment that i thought he bought but he MADE THEM. they're actually really good. he's got a mug with my name on it that he was too embarrassed to give me. all his boys have matching plates they made. they have a group chat called "clay bros" i'm dating a man who's been in a secret pottery club for months. he made me promise not to tell their girlfriends. i'm keeping pottery secrets now