“We could discuss the other profiles or I could just
send them to you to take a look. You could go over the
messages. See what you think. If you don’t like any of them,
that’s fine. There’s time and there are many other people.
Don’t feel discouraged. This isn’t about getting discouraged.
We’ll get it right. So right that you’ll be amazed.” I think I
hate myself more with every passing second.
“That’s…that’s great. Thank you. I’ll just look at them
at home, if that’s okay?”
“For sure.”
“So…” Steph seems reluctant to go, and that’s honestly
just fine with me. “Where’s Tildy?”
“Oh. She’s with my parents right now.”
“Oh really? That’s nice that they live close and can
babysit.”
“It is. Tildy loves them and they love her. She’s their
first and only grandchild so far and they spoil her like you
wouldn’t believe.”
Steph smiles. “My brother is older than me. Jesse is
thirty-five. He’s been with his girlfriend for six years now, but
they’re not in a rush to get married. Honestly, I feel like
they’ve been together for so long that the magic is gone and
they’re kind of just killing time. Which sounds bad. He loves
her. I think. I mean, he did. I don’t know. I guess it’s
complicated. Don’t listen to me. I don’t really know anything
about their relationship other than what they want the family
to see. Everyone’s different when they’re in private, aren’t
they?”
“I guess they probably are.” I’m seriously no expert.
I’ve only been in one committed relationship. It lasted for two