![]() So I enjoy spending time with men, and I appreciate how sex gives me an escape ladder out of my mind. I thought I was doing a good job of giving the relationship a real chance, but in the end Sebastian recognized my indifference, and he was right. I’d long ago learned to tamp down my tendency to let random thoughts spew unfiltered from my mouth. But I still found it hard to share too many pieces of myself. He was attractive, well read, and successful, and despite being a bit pompous, he could talk to anyone about almost anything. By the time I met him, I figured being a serious adult meant I should find someone to get serious about. And he had a point.īefore Sebastian, the guys I picked were up for a good time and didn’t seem to mind keeping things casual. In the end, he said he didn’t really know who I was. Sebastian and I were together for seven months, giving our relationship the distinction of being my longest-lasting one yet. He just buys expensive stuff to give the impression of being discerning. ![]() It’s not that he has exceptional taste or knows a lot about wine he doesn’t. An up-and-coming corporate lawyer, he wouldn’t have lasted one hour at Chantal’s party without scoffing at her choice of signature drink and referencing some pretentious article he read in the New York Times that declared Aperol spritzes “over.” Instead, he would pretend to study the wine list, ask the bartender annoying questions about terroir and acidity and, regardless of the answers, go with a glass of the most expensive red. ![]() It’s not that I’m still in love with my ex I’m not. But June wasn’t going to her friend’s engagement celebration, newly single, that night. ![]() June told me breakup bangs were almost always a very bad choice when I sat in her chair for a cut today. But now that I’m struggling to unlock my apartment door, I’m guessing I might regret that last spritz in the morning. The fourth cocktail had seemed like a good idea. ![]()
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