Later, when the sting had softened, he apologized. He explained that rinsing eggs wasn’t a rule—it was just something familiar, a small habit stitched into his memory. He hadn’t meant to criticize her. He hadn’t meant to compare.
Mira listened, then admitted her truth as well. She hadn’t been hurt by the suggestion itself. She had simply wanted her effort to be seen, not weighed against someone else’s way of doing things.
That evening, they found themselves back in the kitchen together.
This time, they laughed about it. They talked about the odd little customs they’d each carried from childhood—how some of them made sense, and others were just inherited reflexes.
They cracked the eggs into the pan without rinsing them. And the world didn’t end.
What they both learned was simple but important: relationships aren’t built on perfectly matching habits. They’re built on curiosity instead of defensiveness, gratitude instead of comparison, and the willingness to release traditions that no longer serve the present.
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