No, no, no, we're cousins.

A man shops at the same convenience store several times per week. He notices that the same woman usually works mornings, the same man usually works afternoons, and sometimes they have lunch together in the early afternoon when they change shifts. They both seem to be equally in charge, as if co-owners. And the woman seems to end her shift at a good time to go home before children return home from school.

One afternoon, while everyone was present, the male employee told the customer that the woman thought he was handsome. This felt awkward, especially under the assumption that the two employees were a married couple. So, in an attempt to diffuse this awkwardness, he asked, "how long have you two been married?"

Both employees began to scream, "no, no, no, we're cousins."

So much for making the situation less awkward.