I should have said no to the stranger at the door, with his skinny throat and his black sample case that pulled him a little to the side, so that one of his jacket cuffs was higher than the other, a polite no would have done the trick, no thanks, I'm afraid not, not today, then the closing of the door and the heavy click of the latch, but I'd seen the lines of dirt in the black shoe creases, the worn-down heels, the shine on the jacket sleeves, the glint of desperation in his eyes.

Hey, sometimes you have to start out with a lo-n-ng sentence. Hey, marriage is a long sentence - kidding because we love. The counter to long sentence is to be a boyfriend and NOT a husband. That's circle talk for never stop romancing, never stop making out, never stop impressing your girl, never stop dancing on demand, never stop singing several times a day, never stop lookin' good, never stop figuring out what needs to be done, never stop waking up with douche chills just thinking about how lucky you are, never stop putting something into the day to make it memorable, never stop riding the wave like it will go on forever. This is only a partial listing of what it means to be a boyfriend but you get the gist. 47 large in the bedroom featuring full web access. And you wonder you wonder why we gush so much. Baby don't you cry Gonna make a pie Hold you forever in the middle of my heart.