He Said Someone Like Him Would Never Date Me — So I Made Sure He Never Would

a breakup. The usual narrative men like him fall back on when control slips through their fingers. But the story didn’t hold because too many details didn’t align. Why was his car suddenly gone? Why was he borrowing money again? Why did Tessa leave so abruptly? When people compared notes, the gaps became impossible to ignore. The version of Derek that continue reading …