“Will you marry me?” isn’t the right question

MaryJo Wagner
ILLUMINATION
Published in
5 min readFeb 8, 2023

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There’s a better question to gauge commitment

The married couple, my niece and nephew-in-law. Posted with permission. Photo by author.

I’ve been living in sin with two bastard children for two decades.

That is how many view my partner’s and my life.

A wedding hasn’t been part of our history. And we’re fine with that.

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MaryJo Wagner
ILLUMINATION

Freelance Writer. Ravenous Reader. Creator of BookCoverBeautiful on Instagram. Expert Napper. I’m probably napping right now. T: @mj_wagner. I: @wagner_mj