I asked George for advice
People always say you just get over it on a random Tuesday. I didn’t believe that was true until it happened to me. When a wound is fresh, it’s so difficult to envision a future where this person doesn’t matter so much to you anymore. But over time, as the months accumulate and as you go about your routines, you start to realize that you’ve gradual... See more
Faith Zapata • girl who is going to be okay
I didn’t return texts and I didn’t confirm plans. I forgot about birthdays and I stopped returning calls. I didn’t know how to show up for them: the Nora they had known before was gone, and I didn’t like this version of me enough to show her to anyone who had known and loved those better versions. I assumed that their lives were perfectly fine with
... See moreNora McInerny • Bad Vibes Only: (and Other Things I Bring to the Table)
It is weird to think that this must have been how Jen felt about me at some point, that she had to go through all this without telling me – realizing that I saw a future and she didn’t, trying to find ways of leaving.