I believe I speak for every red-blooded male when I say in response to this story

[Peter]

Yes, it was a strategic error to declare that you would never marry her. Everything from that point is her revenge.

You ought to at least have allowed hope to spring eternal, as the man said, especially if you're actually going to hang around.

I had good reasons for not getting married.

1. She didn't actually want to
2. We hated each other
3. I didn't want to
4. Money
5. **** that!