How to Romanticize Your Life

I'm sorry if the title is misleading. This is not a tutorial. It is a collection of short stories that contain the stories of:
Coincidences in my own life, that I thought would make a good story.
Anecdotes of friends.
Memories from my family.
Stories from acquaintances that feel the need to share things with me.
Or maybe even you.
You can relate to these stories, nothing here is fictional except for the names. Every story written here is true, it really did happen to someone. Unless I say otherwise in an Author's Note.
You can be inspired, learn a lesson, laugh at their misery or embarrassing/funny moments.
Or simply enjoy the stories.
Thank you everyone. :)