Coaxing Stories

We had just lain down in bed when my mind wandered through the evening. Marcus and I had gone to dinner with both of our families, not a new event; but something that has been happening a lot in the last few months. It still amazes me that our families get along and seemed to have genuine bonds. They even worked together to surprise me and help Marcus propose quite romantically. The proposal wasn’t unexpected, since we’ve...

I bite my lower glossy pink lip while looking nervously into your eyes. "I don't think you will understand," I continue, clenching my hands together in my lap. When a man cheats on a woman she often feels it is her fault. It isn't of course. But, we feel that way anyways. It hurts in the pit of our being and our thoughts go to the bedroom. What were we lacking? What did she have that we didn't? I had closed myself off fro...