Callister Onwuta
@callisteronwuta
1 year ago
INSTA-PRESSION!
Mildred and Charles have been dating for about four years, living together for three years, even with the wealth of experiences, given to them by the number of years that they've spent together, one will think that they will be living like bonnie and Clyde, But contrary to that opinion, their relationship is with lots of hitches and hurdles, not to mention social media influenced expectations.
Mildred has always been the incurable Romantic, with an already painted picture of what an ideal relationship ought to be, from her numerous Instagram couple crushes and unrealistic romantic movies, contrasting her Realist boyfriend, who believes that those Korean movie kind of love, are inexistent and hardly obtainable in the real world. Here, we take what we can get.
Recently, Mildred had begun to grow impatient with the pace at which their relationship is going and she has not failed to communicate her discrepancies to her boo at any given opportunity. To her, it was high time, they evolved to the next title in the relationship Radar, Fiance and fiancee. And to achieve this, she has taken to all medium available to her to make that dream come true. She nags, yells, threatens, begs, cajoles, all in the bid to get her idea across to Charles.
An exhausted and frustrated Charles, decides to grant her wish, as against his better judgment. Moreover, Ekan, his best buddy thinks proposing marriage to Mildred is the next big thing after beans and plantain, so, why not!
On that very sunny Saturday afternoon, Charles sets out in search of a ring to buy back peace, serenity and sleep in his home. He picks any ring he saw fit for the occasion, pays the storekeeper and leaves for his house.
On getting home, he meets Mildred painting her toes nails while seeing a movie on Netflix, amidst mixed feelings, he goes down on one knee, infront of Mildred and asks her to marry him, One will think that she'd be elated, but she said No!
"No? Why?" Asks a puzzled Charles, "I thought this is what you wanted, to be my fiancee."
"Yes, of course, I want to be your Fiancee, but not like this", says Mildred.
"You have to make it special, don't propose to me like some random girl you just met." she continues.
"You have to be creative, I expect rose petals, candlelight dinner, a location, music on the background, Camera, I need my instaFam to be Wowedd!", she emphasized.
Really?, You do not need a proposal, You want a show. That I cannot give" replied Charles as he rises to his feet and makes his exit, not just out of that sitting room but also out of that draining relationship, leaving an Unsuspecting Mildred still recounting and wallowing in her ocean of Fantasies!