What cold apartments teach you about warm relationships
Three weeks of proper heat now, and I'm finally putting away all the evidence of our winter crisis. What cold apartments teach you about warm relationships Found myself sitting on…
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Learning curve
That conversation with Alex last week keeps replaying in my head, but not in the way you'd expect. Learning curve Yeah, it was uncomfortable calling him out on the competitive int…
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What confrontation teaches you
Tuesday's thing with Alex keeps coming back to me, but not in that replay-every-detail way that makes you want to hide under a blanket. More like... I keep finding new pieces of i…
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What cold taught us
The apartment feels different now that the heating actually works. What cold taught us Not physically different - same furniture, same layout, same corner where Jake's desk meets…
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Color-coded revelations
Three notebooks, seventeen lists, and one very patient boyfriend later - our anniversary weekend is officially booked and planned. Color-coded revelations Turns out the planning p…
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Lessons from the cold
Sitting here with my tea getting cold (again) and thinking about how much you can learn about someone when the heat goes out for three weeks. Lessons from the cold Jake and I have…
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Crisis curriculum
Three weeks without consistent heat and you learn things about someone you thought you already knew everything about. Crisis curriculum Like how Jake becomes this methodical probl…
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Strings attached
Jake's been trying to teach me guitar for exactly forty-three minutes and I think I've successfully mastered making it sound like a dying cat. He keeps saying things like "press h…
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