It's the knowledge that I could be alone if I wanted. But I picked my person, because of a value/connection I could not find with someone else (or alone). And that sustaining that value demands responsibility on my part. That I made the decision to be with her. It's not a prison.
Just a reminder: charcuterie means prepared meats from a butcher or cured meats.
Your veggie tray is cruditรฉ. Your dessert tray is a grazing board or whatever. Your cheeseboard is a cheeseboard.
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