On the Day I Got Married, I Wanted Someone to Speak Now

They forever held their peace.

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“You know you don’t have to do this, right?” That’s what my dad asked just before he walked me down the aisle. I don’t know why he asked me that. Did he sense my anxiety, or was he just asking?

I could talk with my dad about that question now, but he may not remember that moment the way I do…