The Seven Year Breakup
Language: en
Seven years together. Every time I brought up marriage, my boyfriend suddenly developed hearing loss. That is, until the day I was scrolling through a local Reddit thread. “Deliberately giving my girlfriend the cold shoulder so I can surprise her with a proposal on her 30th birthday. Any advice?” The location tagged was the exact restaurant we were currently sitting in. The next second, the lights went out. My boyfriend took two steps forward and dropped to one knee. My breath hitched in my throat. The words I do were already trembling on the tip of my tongue. Then, a three-tiered cake…