“Because I don’t.s. see the point,” said Michael. Marriage is just a piece of paper.
I was still silent.
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A piece of paper?
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Exactly. We already have everything that married people have. House, joint account, dog, holidays. What would change?
“It would mean something to me.
Mihai smiled.
“Milooka, after ten years you still need a ceremony to feel safe?
It hurt me.
But not as much as what he said after.
“And, frankly, I like the situation as it is. If things don’t work again, everyone can leave without the entire circus of a divorce.
I felt something changing in me.
- I understand.
Mihai seemed surprised.
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That’s it?
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That’s it.
I’m done dinner.
I didn’t cry in the restaurant.
I didn’t fight with him in the car.
When I got home, I said good night and went to bed.
Mihai probably thought the conversation was over.
