This American Ex-Wife

And as hooks and so many other radical thinkers such as Frantz Fanon and Angela Davis argue, the freedom of one person should not rest upon the unfreedom of another.

I understand that the life I am trying to live is not about trying to find a happily ever after, but about reimagining what life can look like after you’ve completely blown happily ever after to smithereens.

The trap of romantic love is that it can convince you that your servanthood is a requirement, a necessary sacrifice for the relationship. But, at some point, I had to ask, when was I ever served?