She nodded. It was a fair question, and a pretty normal one considering where they were in their relationship.

"Andrew. He was a really great guy...sweet, smart, successful...a dedicated partner and a considerate lover. We were together during a difficult time in my career. And my life, really. I was trying to figure out what I wanted. Then one day he invited me to dinner with his father, swearing it wasn't a 'meet the parents' thing, but it totally was...and I realized that whatever I wanted, it wasn't a life with him."