Her Wishlist Stole My Hearing

Simon was a man governed by his own rigid code of honor. In his world, a promise made was a debt carved in stone, and he wore his integrity like a medal of valor.

So when his ex-wife, Serena, showed up on our doorstep holding a yellowed bucket list they had scribbled together in college, he treated every bullet point like a sacred oath.

"You promised you’d take me to Norway to see the Northern Lights."

And just like that, Simon canceled our third-anniversary dinner, flying across the Atlantic to stand in the freezing Arctic snow, holding a camera while she posed for Instagram.