The Man Who Deserves the Ring

The Man Who Deserves the Ring

Jeffrey promised me he would never leave me stranded in Pocatello. He promised me he would never again drop everything on me and run away. He promised—even in Boise—that he would not divorce me, that if it came to that he would go the legal separation route because he knew what marriage means within my faith. He promised he would not cut me out, that he would remain a part of my life.

I never once failed him. Not once.
Every time he disappeared, I was there. Every time he needed me, I answered. Every time he called, I came. There was not a single time he asked, wanted, or needed something and I wasn’t there.

I have been faithful to my word.
I have lived up to my promises.

This time, I make a stand.
This time, I demand what I was promised.

Because the man who keeps his word, the man who doesn’t run, the man who remains—that is the man who deserves the ring.

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