The Space Between My Peers

True, this story is not nearly as romantic as MIn’s, but since he asked I will tell you. It comes in three stages:

1. We had been “dating” for about a year when my hero looked at me and very seriously said, “if I ever got married again, I would want it to be to someone like you”. Isn’t that romantic? Thankfully, I’m not always overly sensitive, so I took it the way he meant it (although I have teased him plenty!).
2. Significantly down the road in our relationship, we put on an “engagement show”. We went to the jewelry counter of the store where I worked, chose a beautifully elegant bridal set, put it on the credit card, got dressed up for the handing it over, and started showing off. I distinctly remember one co-worker looking at my ring finger and pronouncing with a smile, “somebody loves you”.
3. Finally, there was the time when we actually decided to get married.

You see, not long after the “engagement show”, and for what reason I cannot remember (I suppose it may have had to do with waiting four years already for a guy who had his mind made up he was not getting married in less than five), we broke up.

But when we did get back together, we did alot of things right:

• we returned the expensive rings and got gold bands we could afford.
• I asked my dad if he thought I would be happy.
• we kept the wedding and reception simple, taking three weeks to plan and execute. *snicker* poor choice of words.

Anyway, I believe this is supposed to be a meme, so here’s who I’m curious about:

1. Mama Archer
2. Icy
3. Charity Grace
4. Bonus: Vildy (you can answer here, if you want to do it)
5. Bonus: Anyone else with a good story to tell.

See the guidelines at MInTheGap. Thanks for playing! And if you’ve never read my story about why I’m now a completely different person than I was then, here it is:  Why I Read the Whole Bible in a Little Over a Year.

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