‘I Regret Everything!’

Get out of your head and into your life.

The Evil Star (1956), Jane Graverol

Dear Polly,

I've been reading your column since it was in The Awl. It has helped me weather many a storm. My question boils down to this: I regret everything — what now?

I'm in my mid-thirties, and I broke up with my long-term partner a few months ago. He was sweet and stable and handsome and he cooked and he cleaned etc…