Men I've Loved Before: An unputdownable tale of modern-day marriage

When you first met him, his shoe-gazing diffidence was both off-putting and alluring; you couldn’t help but wonder what it would be like if he looked at you. If he touched you. When he firmly (dominantly?) took your hand for the first time, you felt an erotic shock and had this thought: “We are going to get married.”

“Over the years I’ve collected a thousand memories of you, every glimpse, every word you’ve ever said to me. All those visits to your family’s home, those dinners and holidays—I could hardly wait to walk through the front door and see you.”