Milestones My Boyfriend and I Have Passed Except He Still Hasn’t Said He Loves Me

An incomplete list of moments that may or may not lead to “I love you”

Madeleine Weatherhead
Human Parts

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  • We have met one another’s parents.
  • We have taken multiple road trips.
  • We know one another’s friends.
  • We even share some friends!
  • We have friends we made together who know us both equally!
  • I spent a major holiday at his mother’s house.
  • He was invited to spend a major holiday at my mother’s house.
  • He knows that I like whiskey drinks.
  • I know that he likes whiskey drinks, too.
  • He knows that I need an annoying amount of attention.
  • I know that he needs some kind of sweet before bed because that’s what he’s like and if he doesn’t have one he will just keep thinking about it so it’s best to keep chocolate around the apartment.
  • We have favorite TV shows to watch together.
  • It would be a betrayal to watch our favorite TV shows solo, and so we wait to watch them together.
  • He is a sucker for a porter or stout beer with names like Christmas desserts.

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Madeleine Weatherhead
Human Parts

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