Presumably there are other stories of linguistic mishap that resulted in 2 happy people and a friendship or marriage. You got unlucky.
Haha I like this complexity. It's also very "meta" and recursive to be having this discussion about the term "friction" itself...!
I hope the irony is at least interesting, and you both feel better and/or worse off for it ;)
There is no light without shade. These experiences are necessary for you to appreciate the people you actually mesh with. People are more than just ChatGPT with a vagina.