Marital Chains and Liberation

and, Walter Roberts, happened whe

t the foundation of a mar

courtship or after marriage,

baby to sleep, as if guided by fate, I logged

ing days, he once needed to send me a file. He casually mentioned that

d was unexpe

history with a girl saved un

y using a fake name. You might ask. Their chat spanned dozens of pages, fil

e match by those around us. Although I wasn't strikingly

l bank, enjoying a stable job and decent income. Being far from home, I longed for a sens

" After graduating from an average university, he helped out at a sma

. I had recently ended a long-distance rela

e. After dinner, I was busy assembling a storage rack,

together. I'll send you the location right away,"

s frustrated. I tossed the screwdriver aside

d over. When I arrived, I saw Hayley with her boyfriend Davi

y looked at my casual attire

at home? You look like a p

uge storage rack on eBay. The customer service

le just to get it upstairs. After working

d ate, enjoyi

y your hands, typing on a keyboard or washing dishes

weekend, we'll come over and help you set it up. But y

let them do it. We can also p

ice to have company. Plus, I could use some free labor-not just for the rack bu

n to Walter. I just thought he was tal

's other friend couldn't make it. Only Walter called early, saying h

lker. As soon as he came u

and making the only dish I was confid

r were impressed by my cooking, a

too, but we only had a few bi

ded me on WhatsApp and occa

estions, like how to open a corpora

gifts, like local specialties from his b

fter he had already dropped them off downstairs. Since t