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he’d shown up with simple grocery‑store carnations — because I’d once told him they reminded me of my grandmother.
I Married My Poor High School Sweetheart Despite My Parents’ Objections—Years Later, I Discovered the Truth Behind Their Warnings
But my parents never saw any of that.
“He’s poor,” my mother said over lunch, stirring her coffee as if the word tasted bitter. “You cannot build a life on carnations.”
“Mom, please.”
