By Blair Mancini
“You go first!”
“No, you!”
I see excitement in his eyes. Oh, boy—we are not on the same page. “I don’t think I should go first.”
Nothing I have planned is in sync with his tone. He’s bright and jittery. I’m suddenly aware of my elevated heartbeat and sweaty palms. The silence in this restaurant is deafening.
He smiles. “Close your eyes! We’ll count to three and say them together!”
“I’m breaking up with you,” I say as he reaches three. I open my eyes to see his confused expression and the box with the ring in his hand.
This absolutely shattered my heart into pieces. Well done.
Well done on conveying so much in so few words!
Ooh, painful for both of them.
Nicely done!
Sore one !
Nice one. I feel for him.
Oh dear. Still plenty of fish in the sea.
Oh no! I can just feel his confusion. Bravo on conveying so much in so few words.
What a shame. Wrote a flash where the groom went to Niagara Falls alone.
Well told… sad for both… especially him… just shows, as you say, sometimes couples aren’t on the same page… kudos …
Great capturing of a daily problem in relationships when we assume we know what our partners are thinking. Again the power of the word so powerful
Gut punch! Well done.
That poor man! Well done, though. Your point came across really well.
Oh! Bleak but moving.