My husband skipped our 15th anniversary dinner to watch soccer with his friends. When …

the most expensive place in town, but it had history for us.

That was where he first told me he loved me.

That was where we laughed so hard over burnt garlic bread that the waiter gave us free dessert.

That was where, years later, he had taken my trembling hands across the table and asked me to marry him.

So when I told him I had booked a table there, continue reading …