“You can be married and be very alone,” Phoebe says. “More alone than you are when you’re, well, alone. Trust me.” Lila doesn’t say anything but looks at Phoebe, waiting for her to go on. “Your husband is not going to take care of you the way you think,” Phoebe says. “Nobody can take care of you the way you need to take care of yourself. It’s your job to take care of yourself like that.”
