'I'm Obsessed With My Boyfriend’s Evil Ex-Girlfriend — And Her Blog! And Their Dogs!'

You're focusing on a stranger in order to avoid focusing on yourself.

Pink Moon Over Water (1924) by Georgia O’Keeffe

This Ask Polly originally ran on January 22, 2014 on The Awl. It’s pretty goddamn good though, if I do say so myself — and truly a testament to the fact that you can be incredibly wise about the pointlessness of obsession and still… become obsessed yet again! Because obsession is just the ticket, whether yo…