My Girlfriend Gave Me Until Friday To Propose Or She’d Choose Her Ex, So I Let Her Pick Nothing

She thought she was forcing me into a proposal by putting my love in competition with her wealthy ex. I told her I understood, smiled like I was going to buy the ring, and spent the next two days removing her from the life she had treated like a backup plan. By the time she came home from meeting him, her key no longer worked, her things were packed, and the “better offer” she had bragged about had vanished.