John and sheryl decide to get married and so they get engaged -they decide to inform their friends and settle in their house Their parents did not have an issue with them getting married -they have an aunt on her side that disagrees with the match and they think this is because her daughter has a history with dating him -this makes it immoral for Sheryl to get engaged and marry him In sheryl’s dating history, she met a man at the same time that john came along -he was in the same education career but john was pursuing medicine -another woman was also in love with the man also wanting Sheryl The problem is that Sheryl has a baby that John never knew about at the engagement -can he get over the betrayal? -will he accept the baby into their lives? -when did this happen and is this worth it for him? -her concerns are that he won’t accept -he’s concerned about why she did this (and will she behave like this again in another scenario) -but he is faulted for bringing on the engagement so soon -was she suppose to tell him as he brought on the proposal to stop? -I think these are very valid concerns in a relationship That both sides should have in a circumstance like this These are other concerns and details in the novel: -talking about her parents and the aunt -how did they meet, more revelations of this -if they met in Edmonton, what are some of the details that led to a struggling Relationship? (John’s love interest, the baby and truthfulness, loyalty issues) -perhaps a family member other than the aunt had a bad experience and are influencing concerns of marriage to john -this is a very controversial marriage in the novel, details that lead to this