Husband My Met I How (deductive)

"He always tells the children the story of how I went after him by sitting by the mailbox every day, and naturally I laugh and let him, because I like for people to think what pleases them and makes them happy." -pg 146

This is the very end of the short story "How I Met My Husband". As clearly seen by connecting the title and the excerpt above, the story of how the protagonist actually met her husband was revealed only at the very end. Most of the story is a long, unnecessary, and not very relevant to the actual husband that the main character ended up marrying. So why go through the laborious tale revolving around the random pilot who had very little to do with the end of the story? It's deductive reasoning. The point of the plot is revealed at the end rather than the beginning. Not only does this route of progression take the reader on the long way to the point, but it provides the actual story part of the story. The story really doesn't end up being about how she met her husband, but a time in her life right before she met her husband. So the story should be more accurately titled: "How I Met The Guy I Dated Before My Husband". Sort of reminds of me of this one tv show.... oh never mind, I can't think of the name.