Babe…
Yes, my darling?!
I can’t go to your concert… in New York…
That’s okay… are you going to sell your tickets?
Also no…
Why not?!
Because… if I specify on the blog it’s too obvious…
What’s too obvious?!?!?!
Because… there’s something with your show for the ticket holders and if I don’t SELL my tickets then I get to feel like I am still a part of the show in spirit…
(Smiles)… okay… don’t sell your tickets… there’ll just be two empty seats in the nosebleeds that day…
Yeah…
That’s okay. I don’t want you to stress about this.
I wanna watch the concert film documentary movie!!!
(Chuckles) — I’m TRYING — it costs more than you’d expect to make those, you know?!
Does it…?
(Nodding)… it’s very expensive equipment… and specialised camera people who know how to operate them…
But Taylor Swift…
We don’t have Taylor Swift’s budget, darling! (Shy…)
Oh… okay… (pouting)…
At least we’ll vlog… throughout…
Yeah… I guess that’s good enough…
(Smiles)…
So anyway, my assignments are due around that time, and I have to lock in my annual leave EARLY — I have to do this well ahead of time and then I can submit my assignments this term with peace of mind that I’ve got TIME to get them DONE and not even need an extension!
(Nodding)…
How long is the mid-semester break after that?
Hmmm… Let me see…
Well — it doesn’t matter, classes have started again by the time you’ve finished your tour… we just don’t seem to align very well with our schedules this year…
That’s okay, I’ll be more free after the tour finishes.
REALLY?!?!?!?!?!
(Nodding)… I didn’t say yes to that many projects…
But is it even your choice?! Don’t you have so many other obligations regardless of whether there’s a world tour or not?!?!?!
(Smile)… Don’t worry about it!!!
Sigh… well…
I’ll be there in early August — I guess we can’t make it to the Black Pink world tour — since you don’t want to risk it with classes…
Oh yeah, I forgot about them…
LOL — I was gonna get us VIP box tickets!!!
It’s okay — I mean, I like them but — it’s okay… lol…
(Chuckles)…
You’d rather meet my parents in August?
Oh… if it means we can get married sooner? Yes?
Ummm… I guess it would be respectful?
Okay then, let’s do that…
I would love to be engaged and then I just go casual at work…
Casual?
Yeah — if we’re engaged, we’re moving in together, right?
Yes.
Yeah — then I’ll just go casual, I don’t need part-time work. It’s too overwhelming! I’m just HOLDING ON because we’re not official yet!!!
So you’d rather go casual if we’re engaged… then stop working when we’re married…
I think so… what do you think?!
I think — I’m happy with whatever you decide!
Sigh… it’ll be a big change… moving in together… I don’t think I can focus on juggling part-time hours, plus study — might as well go casual, focus on our home — plus studying.
Okay, but why don’t you just stop working?
Because that’s too risky! Even my parents would be like, “You’re not married to him YET — people break up during the engagement as well!”
You think we’re at risk of breaking up during our engagement?!
No… but… it’s happened to other people…
A daughter of Mum’s close friends… they’re very sensitive about it — even when engaged, you can’t believe it! — It was such a shock to the community… they don’t talk about it much, it’s very embarrassing for the Aunty… But I just know my mother will hold that over our heads the entire engagement! “ANYONE COULD STILL BREAK UP DURING THE ENGAGEMENT! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO THAT AUNTY’S DAUGHTER!!!”
Yikes…
We got sent the wedding invitations and everything, my love…
Oh…
It was such a shock! “What the heck!??! I was just about to go shopping for a dress to wear to their wedding!!!”
That sudden?!?!?!
(Nodding)… Yes and no… this is a fictional blog… but I don’t even know the details of “why” — I didn’t bother digging for that kind of gossip. I don’t want the girl to feel humiliated…
(Sigh)… Well now I can see… why your mother might be… sceptical of us… even in our engagement phase…
Yeah…. are you really okay with this though?
Yes… I can accept it from that perspective… Now that you told me the full context…
Okay…
I miss you so much…
Me too!!!!!!! xoxoxoxoxoxxx
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