\u201cSo, why don\u2019t we just move in together,\u201d Henry asked. \u201cThat will allow us to save money and also see if we\u2019re ready for a lifelong commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celia sighed. They had been over this so many times before. \u201cLook, if you want to break up, that\u2019s ok. No one is holding you here. I think it probably makes sense for us to see other people.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t say that,\u201d Henry responded.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, you didn\u2019t have to. We\u2019ve been going together for quite a while, and you still seem on the fence about whether this is a true love match. Rather than moving in together, perhaps we should try some time apart.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celia knew this was not what Henry wanted. He wanted everything his way. He wanted a partner but didn\u2019t want a commitment. Perhaps her mother had been right when she had said, \u201cWhy would he buy the cow when the farmer\u2019s getting the milk for free?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou know, the more I think about it \u2013 spending time apart seems like the best solution. I know you have that family wedding coming up. You responded with a guest, but I\u2019m sure I can convince one of my friends to go with you,\u201d Celia said. She knew he couldn\u2019t stand her old roommate Margaret. She would be perfect. Give him a dose of the kind of woman he could end up marrying.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWhat do you mean? You said you would go to the wedding,\u201d Henry whined like a child.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, that was before we decided we needed some time apart. I was hoping to go to the lake house that weekend anyway. My family is having a small reunion.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cHey, you didn\u2019t mention that. I love going to the lake house.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, I knew you had the wedding, so I figured we\u2019d have to miss it. But no reason I shouldn\u2019t go. There are always lots of family friends around and people I grew up with. I\u2019ll send your apologies to my Mom.\u201d There was no way Celia would bring Henry to another family event without a ring on her finger. She could not take another weekend of heckling from her Mom, and disappointed looks from her Dad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
So, this was the beginning of her plan. She would starve this man for her affections. By the time she was finished, he would be begging her to marry him. If that didn\u2019t work \u2013 time to move on. Celia was nothing if not practical!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
\u201cSo, why don\u2019t we just move in together,\u201d Henry asked. \u201cThat will allow us to save money and also see if we\u2019re ready for a lifelong commitment.\u201d Celia sighed. They had been over this so many times before. \u201cLook, if … Continue reading