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The Secrets We Keep
The keys to a successful marriage.
The keys to a successful marriage are openness and honesty.
And lies, obviously.
Telling lies is super important. Not big lies! Only inconsequential ones. Little white lies. Take my dress: that’s a lie, but it’s a lie told every day by thousands of brides. It’s okay for me to wear white — to lie about my purity — because it’s traditional. No one’s being deceived except my mother, and she’s deceiving herself. No one truly expects me to be a virgin, and the only person whose opinion counts knows for certain that I’m not.
And I lie to him about college, of course. I mean, I gave him the broad picture, because he deserves that openness, and I needed to know he didn’t judge me. But I didn’t tell him about every hook-up, every single relationship, absolutely everyone I fucked. It was college, we all went a little wild. I’m sure he lies about the girls he slept with, too.
So, those are the keys, I think: openness, honesty, and lies.
And secrets.
Take my dress…
No, really, take my dress. Someone, take it off! Madison? Ashley? Any of you, please! We have half an hour before the limo arrives. We don’t have to fuck, I just need to feel your hands on me before I leave. The honeymoon is a whole month and I don’t know how I’ll cope for that long without your touch.
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