Mourning Maiden Names

I very much identify with this:

I lost something today. Something valuable to me. 

I suppose that is not right, as I know where it went, and in fact it was I who gave it away. And willingly. But it feels like a loss... My husband does not see it as a loss. For him, it is gain. It is a symbol of all the gains we have made together, all the struggles we have overcome, and our brand new commitment to each other. 

And I agree. For all those things are true. But when I look at that new piece of plastic, with those two words that separately are familiar and now, put together, look strange. I miss the old combination.

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