I’d invested years mastering insurance claims, scheduling, personnel issues, and the countless responsibilities that kept our dental office functioning.
He seemed to dismiss all of it.
“And what happens to my health insurance?” I asked.
“You’d be on mine after we got married.”
“What happens to my retirement contributions?”
“We’ll figure that out.”
“My promotion?”
“Natalie, people change careers all the time.”
I stared at him.
“I don’t want to change careers.”
He sighed.
“You’ve always said you wanted to spend more time with family.”
“I meant our family. Someday. When we made that decision together.”
“That’s what this is.”
“No. This is a decision you made without me.”
His patience broke.
“Heather’s struggling, okay? Do you have any idea what she pays for daycare?”
“Yes. She’s told me.”
“Then you know how much we could help her.”
“We?”
He looked away.
