Faith is one of only two things in mankind's consciousness that defies discussion. The other is one's marriage.
I knew that most people would consider us too young to talk about lifelong commitments or marriage, but I couldn__ imagine taking her to bed without that promise. Even if it meant never being with her, I didn__ want to have one desperate, hurried, hidden night. I wanted to put a ring on her finger. I wanted a future__r nothing. I knew, in her heart, that she would want that, too
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I knew that most people would consider us too young to talk about lifelong commitments or marriage, but I couldn__ imagine taking her to bed without that promise. Even if it meant never being with her, I didn__ want to have one desperate, hurried, hidden night. I wanted to put a ring on her finger. I wanted a future__r nothing. I knew, in her heart, that she would want that, too
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