After 8 Years Together, I Overheard My Boyfriend Tell His Best Friend I Was “Not Wife Material”—A Week Later, He Came Home to a Surprise He Never Expected

forget what they’d asked.

Later that night, when we were brushing our teeth side by side, I tried again. Gently.

“Sarah’s wedding got me thinking,” I said. “Have you put any more thought into us? About, you know, the next step?”

“He likes to take his time.”

Luke spat into the sink, rinsed, then met my eyes in the mirror.

“Em, we’ve talked about this. I continue reading …