‘But I also see the vulnerable side of you, the part I just want to protect,’ he continues. ‘Your mum, your family . . . Maybe I can’t completely understand, you’re right. But I’ve learned from you, the cultural differences . . . and it’s made me a better person for it. What I didn’t realise, though, not until you brought it up, is that it’s not just enough to learn from you. It isn’t enough to just pick up things here and there from being with you. If I want to marry you, I have to be committed to understanding you and your culture and your religion. I have to make sure I put myself in your
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