The Ex
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If there’s one thing I wish I could take back about that day, it would be to eliminate the begging. I’d never considered myself a weak woman. Begging a man not to leave me—I still feel the sting of humiliation from that one. But my words were true. Joel was my life. I loved him more than I’d ever imagined loving a man. It was fairy tale love. And fairy tales always have happy endings.
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she claims they’re mostly for self-defense. New York is a dangerous city. She says the fingernails save her a bundle on mace.
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Men mature later than women, so you have to date men ten years older.”
Sabra Halen
No. I repeat. Not a good idea lol
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He’s even wearing a dark blue tie that brings out the color in his eyes. He put on a tie for her. She can’t remember ever going out on a date with a man who wore a tie to the date. She’s relieved she went with the dress this morning.
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“Don’t do anything I wouldn’t do. And I mean that, because if I wouldn’t do it, it’s got to be some really bad shit.”
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God, he’s sexy. She gets that tingle again, this time through her whole body.
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Actually, she wishes he would kiss her now. Who came up with that rule about a kiss at the end of a date? What a stupid rule. Because now she just has to sit here, thinking about kissing him. How can she digest her food with those thoughts circling her brain? No, the kiss should be first.
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When I am depressed, anxious, angry, or even happy, I cook. It is my favorite thing to do.
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He leans in, she tilts her face toward him, and it turns out six inches taller than her is the perfect height for kissing.
Sabra Halen
Im sso giddyyyyyy aweeee
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Not that it’s any big revelation. “Stalking your ex-boyfriend is bad” ranks alongside “the sky is blue” and “don’t put metal in the microwave.”
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Zoe doesn’t know the truth. There’s only one reason the bookstore hasn’t gone under, and it’s something Cassie can never tell her about.
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“Nonna…” “It’s true!” she insists. “You swipe right when you think he is nice-looking. And if you don’t think he is nice-looking, you Snapchat him.” “I don’t think that’s correct.”
Sabra Halen
xD
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Cassie laughs, but it’s an expression that always makes her uneasy. Don’t get old. How do you keep from getting old? Everyone ages, so the only way to keep from getting old is to die young.
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she’s got one hand on a stroller that holds an adorable little boy. The boy’s soft blond curls make my ovaries eject three eggs at once. I can feel it happening.