Matt had been a CPA, like me. He had thick dark hair, wore these ridiculous librarian glasses that worked for him, and made love the same way he did everything: thoroughly, and with frequent references to the Internal Revenue Code. He was almost unconscionably hot—which was part of why I’d started dating him in the first place—but our relationship left a lot to be desired. So did Matt, I came to find out, both as a person and as a boyfriend. I was devastated when I found out he’d been cheating on me with another woman, who worked at his accounting firm—even if I knew I never wanted to listen
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