Because of our strenuous expedition, my body was completely exhausted when I heard the magic words come out of his lips. I was taken aback by his strength of character. When I gazed at him, his eyes glowed with an excessive amount of sincerity.

When I first heard those remarks, I wanted to trust him. But I couldn't. No, it wasn't the appropriate thing to say at the time. The moment I heard him pronounce the magic words that every woman wished to hear, I was overjoyed. I wanted to sob and hug him near to my heart at this difficult time. Similarly, I was frantic to tell him about...