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by Madeleine Henry

“Therapy tries to tie everything back to your childhood,”

The only time I can spend money without feeling guilty is when I’m buying something for someone else.

“If you’re not on my side when it counts, then you’re not on my side at all.

don’t see how we can get married if I don’t trust you to support me when it counts.”

Men are simpler than you imagine, my sweet child. But what goes on in the twisted, tortuous minds of women would baffle anyone . . .

“Everything is a battle of perspective. There’s always a winner, and when you lose—when you decisively lose—then your view becomes the crazy one. So when people call you ‘insane,’ they’re letting you know who won.”

You can’t be tormented by someone unless you’re a little desperate for them to love you.”