The Bride Who Didn’t Care

Come be my bride,” a young man asks, his face glowing with anticipation. “Ummm, sure I guess,” the young lady replies, never looking up, her mind still intent on the sewing project at hand. Under normal circumstances, a young man and woman who have developed a relationship of love and respect for one another would both be eager to enter into the full bond of marriage. Both would enthusiastically tell others of the love they have found. Both would be singing the praises of the other. It would...