I recently severed my engagement. I had stopped loving her the way lovers do. She still has a firm hold on my compassion and feelings as she is my closest ally. But the glue that binds maiden to suiter was dissolved. It was a gradual attrition. Day followed day and the ties grew loose. It came to a head when she asked me last week "Do you still love me?" "Yes. It's just different than it used to be." That is all it takes to break a fragile heart. We still live together...