Learning to Love in the Wilds of Our Bodies
On learning to accept love after losing it
Apr 24, 2018 · 8 min read
I met you after my first breakup.
My first girlfriend was all jagged edges and sharpened remarks. She tossed off acidic judgments and curdled her relationships with my friends. She spoke with gleeful disdain about rivals who had gotten fat. Friends bristled at her comments but still…