Sounds like you two might have some sort of cosmic connection lol. Better to be safe than sorry - steer clear of knives! Lol

Pumpkins are very hard to cut. I could see a lot of knife injuries occurring from that type of produce.

Regarding your question. The human brain is wired to seek out and find connections and patterns in random events so I think a lot of coincidences are that - random acts that our brains connect together to give meaning. That being said the world is a mystery so who really knows. Theres manifest destiny, placebo effect, law of attraction perhaps as well so maybe we create similar events for ourselves subconsciously 🤷

Stay safe!