“It legally ties the woman to the man. Gives him all the rights and gives her none. Makes him seem respectable, affording him more freedom in the process, while the freedoms of the wife are limited even more.” “Okay, so we won’t marry,” he says with an easy shrug, as if I haven’t just said what most men would consider blasphemy. “Just like that?” “I’ll get you a ring. To us, we’ll be married. Without any of the bullshit. It’s just for us—for me and you. Think you can handle that?” I feel shaky, my adrenaline not used to being flooded with so many feelings. Sniffing, I wipe at the corner of my
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