Sam had been with the girl of his dreams for the past 2 years. It was safe to say that he was absolutely whipped. He loved everything about her, the way she dressed, her laugh, her voice, the things she talks about, even the way she talks. He just loved this girl with every part of him. So it was no surprise that he wanted things between them to keep moving forward. However, Every time Sam tried to reach new milestones in their relationship, Elena put in roadblocks and was reluctant to commit in taking steps forward.

To be specific, last month Sam had proposed moving in together and Elena came up with a whole bunch of reasons, essentially a pros and cons list with only cons. Similarly that week, Sam asked if Elena wanted to stay with him and his family this Christmas and she declined saying she’d be working. Sam just felt like she was purposely putting distance and a bit of a commitment-phobe. So one random Wednesday night after work Sam drives to her house to confront her; politely. He sits on her couch with her once he’s in and he tilts his body to face her and places his hand on her knee.

“Ellie you know I really love you…. But I gotta know why you keep pushing me away?”