I usually let those moments pass.
I convinced myself that every relationship required compromise. I told myself that Daniel didn’t intend to hurt me and that perhaps I needed to become more comfortable laughing at myself.
Looking back, I can see how often I confused keeping the peace with being happy.
The pool video should have made me pay closer attention.
After I warned him, Daniel promised he would never do anything like that to me. I accepted his reassurance because I wanted to believe that the man I loved understood the difference between a joke and a betrayal.
I didn’t ask him to promise again.
I didn’t imagine that I would ever need to.
The Wedding I Had Dreamed About
Our wedding day began beautifully.
I woke before sunrise, my heart racing with excitement. Sunlight streamed through the hotel curtains, and for several seconds I simply lay there, thinking about how much my life was about to change.
