He Said His Ex's Name at Our Proposal
Language: en
My boyfriend, Austin Miller, always called me by his ex-girlfriend's name. On my birthday, when he handed me a gift, the words slipped out of his mouth: "Summer, this is your favorite shade of lipstick." When he accompanied me to the hospital for an IV drip, he asked: "Summer, does it hurt?" Even on Valentine's Day, as he held me by the waist in the dark, he whispered: "Summer, just relax." Every single time, I corrected him with rising anger: "My name is Sera, Austin. Not Summer." Over time, Austin began to pause for a solid two seconds before calling my name. Eventually, he would manage…