He accidentally invited the wrong David to his bachelor party. Now that David is his groomsman

A man who goes by u/anthony_hubb on Reddit was planning for his bachelor party. He wanted to take his boys on a paintball outing and created a group text to discuss the plan. The man mass-added many friends to his group, and instead of David, his college roommate, he added an old colleague from his office by the same name. Basically, he got confused and added the wrong "David" to the group. Nobody noticed it until the scheduled day of the outing. But what followed was completely unexpected; David, or the 'wrong David,' to be precise, ended up becoming his groomsmen. The to-be-groom posted the story on January 20. 

David, his colleague, was a 58-year-old quiet guy whom he had barely spoken to. Surprisingly, when he added him to the group text, David didn't think it could be a mistake, but also never replied to the messages. The discussion carried on in full swing, and no one pointed out the slip-up. The outing day finally arrived, and everyone was shocked when a minivan pulled up, revealing David, the old guy wearing full tactical gear, a high-end paintball marker, and carrying a cooler of premium steaks. The groom immediately realized what had happened. He said sorry for the mix-up, but David's response changed everything. "He just smiled and said, 'I haven't been invited to a boys' trip in twenty years. Let's do this," the man recalled. Unexpectedly, the wrong David became the star of the bachelor party, and everyone enjoyed his presence thoroughly. "He proceeded to absolutely destroy us on the field. He cooked the steaks. He told the wildest stories about the 80s. The guys loved him," the man shared. In fact, he loved David's presence so much that he invited him to his wedding. "He showed up, and he is now my groomsman," the man said. 

Chance encounters can often lead to lifetime relationships. To understand it further, researchers (Julia M. Rohrer, Tamás Keller, and Felix Elwert) experimented with over 2,966 students across 182 classrooms. Teachers randomly changed the seating so that students were now sitting with classmates they normally wouldn't choose. What they found at the end of the semester was surprising. Just sitting next to each other during class made a big difference. The probability of two students becoming friends by sitting beside each other increased to 22% from 15%. The results were universal, regardless of age, gender, or ethnicity. "However, the probability of a manifest friendship increased more among similar than among dissimilar students — a pattern mainly driven by gender," the research noted.

Meanwhile, reacting to the funny story, u/merfette410 shared, "I once lost my cool at work and decided to call my boss, the owner of the company, directly on his cell phone to give him a mouthful. So I called 'John,' and when he picked up, I flipped out, pure emotions, cursing. It was ugly. Then he said, 'I’m pretty sure you called the wrong number,' only for me to look at my phone and see I had called one of my husband’s friends by mistake. And thank goodness I did because it gave me a chance to shake off my rage and not get myself fired." Similarly, u/eana34 shared, "Heck yeah, David from accounting got to let loose! You accidentally got your best work, bud! Maybe it was just an accident to you, but I want to believe you were quietly guided to tap the wrong David, and that you guys needed each other as friends." On the other hand, u/nightelfdeyla commented, "Beautiful. I can see him in slow motion, stepping out of the minivan in full gear like an 80's comedy. Tilts rifle, 'Let's do this.' Pure Gen X energy."

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