My 99th Rejection: I Married His Boss Instead

On my 30th birthday, I posted a picture of a wedding dress on my Instagram.

Within minutes, Julian—the childhood friend who had rejected me ninety-nine times—called me.

He specifically told me to put on the dress and meet him at City Hall.

He said he had a massive birthday surprise for me.

But when I stood outside the City Hall entrance, shivering in the cool breeze, I heard him laughing with his frat-boy friends behind me.

"See? I told you she'd actually show up in a wedding dress. Pay up, boys! A hundred bucks each!"