Are You Creating a Culture of “Fitting in” or “Belonging”?

“I’m going to ask her to marry me.”

My words seemed to shock my friend. We’d been friends for almost ten years, and he believed I was a dyed-in-the-wool bachelor.

The shock was evident in his voice by being an octave higher than usual. “What are you talking about? You can’t ask her to marry you. Look, I think she’s great too. But I know…