The silence on the other end is loud. “Can I ask you a question?” is what he eventually goes with, speaking carefully as though worried he’s going to offend me. “Of course.” “You date a lot of people; or, hook up with a lot of people. It’s never seemed to bother you before, as far as I can tell. What’s so different about this? Is it because he’s a man?” “No. Yes? I don’t know.” Squinting up at the ceiling, I consider the question. The fact is, it does bother me that my relationships all have short shelf-lives. Particularly now, with my closest friends happily coupled and showing me how things
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