The dress is spectacular, as are the shoes he bought with it. Like a good little girl, I don’t attempt any rejection when he brings the boxes in from the car with the sweetest expression on his face. He looks almost boyish and a little excited.

Jake’s gone all out, bringing me home a complete outfit. I’m standing in a full-length, dark plum, figure-hugging dress studded with sheer Swarovski crystals across its full-length and fuller skirt. My shoulders are exposed from its ...