“I’m young! I want to travel the world, skydive— I don’t want to be tied down!” You exclaimed as you paced around the room.

“Then we can do that—“ he said, getting up from the couch and following your pacing.

“No, we can’t! You want to settle down and start a family,” you sighed and stared at him.

“And I can wait if it means staying with you,” he pleaded, but you knew it was a lie. He wanted a family and you wanted to experience freedom. “I don’t want a future without you.”