A Storybook Romance
(I’ve dated guys, not a lot, but enough to make me wary of being geeky or showing how much I like to read. When I say I like to read, I mean I have over a thousand books and am constantly buying more. A lot of the guys I’ve dated have told me that I should downsize my books because they don’t really want to date a girl who reads. I have been in a solid long-distance relationship for about eight months now with this guy who is really just the best thing that ever happened to me. We are discussing the fact of my lease running out in about two months and if it would be better for me to extend my lease for six months or not.)
Me: “Well, it might be better for me to do that, so that I can find a place I like better, maybe with more storage space. Though I just hate the idea of moving… so many trips to the truck and up and down the stairs… It’s horrible.”
Boyfriend: “Yeah, those stairs will be killer for sure.”
Me: “I’m not giving up my books.”
Boyfriend: “O…kay?”
Me: “I know that’s where your mind was going, because everyone tells me that, but I’m not giving up my books.”
Boyfriend: “Did I ask you to? Did I say, ‘[My Name] I want you to be unhappy, dull, and boring; please give up the thing that makes your eyes sparkle and makes you laugh.’? Did I say I want you to stop being you?”
Me: *now embarrassed* “Well, no, but—”
Boyfriend: “No, listen. Does this make you happy?”
Me: “Yes?”
Boyfriend: “Do you pay all your bills on time with money left over? Do you feel joy at your collection? Do you read them?”
Me: “Yes, to all of those.”
Boyfriend: “Then why on earth would I tell you to get rid of them? In fact, I think you need another book, just to get rid of this mindset that people want you to be unhappy! Get your shoes, woman; we are going to the bookstore!”
Me: *teary eyed* “I think I love you.”
Boyfriend: “I know.”
(Yes, we did end up getting a book at the bookstore. He ended up proposing that night, and I accepted!)
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