'He Told Me I Was Nothing!'

Your obsession is fueled by the conviction that in order to be loved, you have to transform yourself into someone better.

Anything (1916) by Georgia O’Keeffe

Hi Polly,

Throughout my first year of university, I had a friends-with-benefits relationship with my flatmate. I was infatuated with him; he liked being able to sleep with me without having to commit to anything. He broke things off to date a mutual friend for a few months and didn’t even tell me — I found out through s…