The Ex Vows

by Jessica Joyce

Sometimes I swear adulthood is staring at your phone and wondering which of your friends has enough time to deal with your latest emotional meltdown, then realizing none of them do.

It’s a gift to know someone when you’re in love with them, and a curse when you’re out of it.

“Don’t worry, she loves my tornado ass, too. She’s just a Capricorn.”

“You were shown that you weren’t allowed to need things that inconvenienced people, and you learned to make yourself smaller. But why can everyone else be messy and you can’t?”