Sensing my shift in mood, M touched my chin and turned my face toward his. Mitch's voice echoed in my brain as I drifted off to sleep. I'll need more proof before I can truly believe it. Sheryl exclaimed at lunch, nearly choking on her Caesar salad. She can't understand why I'm even entertaining the idea of a long-distance romance.
Relationships are hard enough when two people are in the same place.
Cut your losses. Ordinarily, I cherish Sher's opinion, but I was in no mood to listen to the voice of reason. Nancy and Katie argued that I should follow my heart and that it's better to have a b.f. Chicago's close enough that it's weekend-accessible, Nancy reasoned, adding that so many New York couples work such long, crazy hours that they can't rendezvous on weeknights anyway. I just told them this was all premature, since I didn't even know if I'd see him again once he left.