one of the things I like about you.”
I should have paid closer attention to the distinction between liking my independence and respecting it.
At first, our relationship was easy.
Ethan remembered little details about me. He sent flowers when I had difficult meetings. He cooked dinner when I worked late. He made me laugh in ways I hadn’t expected.
When he proposed, I said yes without hesitation.
Susan, however, was less enthusiastic.
At our engagement dinner, she examined my ring and asked whether my family would be contributing to
