OT, as if, this is silly but.

I am confused. Again. I have been under the impression that gravity is the force that attracts matter to matter. Just a moment ago someone explained to me that that is not quit accurate. But rather gravity is caused by an object in space which causes space to be curved thereby causing nearby objects to “fall” into this space curvature. Otherwise, we are not held to earth by gravity so much as we fall through space onto the earth. Kinda like on a slip n slide. My head hurts trying to warp my brain around this.
Does this make sense or is my buddy more confused than me?