He Proposed to Me With Her Name

Summary

Dominic De Luca always called me by his ex-girlfriend's name.

When he cooked, he would call out from the kitchen without thinking: "Bianca, come set the table." The birthday gifts he gave me came with cards that read: "Happy Birthday to my love, Bianca."

At first, I used to get angry. I would hold his face, make him look me in the eye, and correct him over and over: "My name is Clara, not Bianca." Every time, he would apologize, and every time, I would forgive him.

I left Boston to be with him. I gave up a promotion and moved to New York to start over, because Dominic said he could not…