'My Ex Took All of Our Mutual Friends!'
If you never tell anyone how you feel, no one will respect your feelings.
Jacqueline with Flowers (1954), Pablo Picasso
Dear Polly,
The social fallout from my recent breakup feels crushing, and I don’t know what to do about it.
About three months ago, I ended a three-year relationship. Both of us saw marriage and a family as the next step. We had been living together for a year, and I felt sick with ambivalence. I tried to expre…
