After Alexander accidentally strands his girlfriend in the future, he has trouble reestablishing relations with her.
She turned and slapped him hard across the face.

Variants

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  1. “Alexander’s Theory of Special Relativity” by Shane Halbach, in Analog, March/April 2017.
  2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . written by Shane Halbach