'Can He Want Space and Still Want Me?'

Listen to what he's saying to you, very directly, and think about what you deserve.

Purple Leaves (1922) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Dear Polly,

I am so very tired of tormenting myself in love and I hope you have some insights for me.

I met an older man at work with who I immediately found very interesting and talented and cool and preoccupied. I knew he had a girlfriend back home (he was here just for a few months) but I asked him out for drinks…