flâneur

Student of Desire | The Point Magazine

thepointmag.com · 5,420 words · saved by 7 readers

Years ago, I had an intense relationship with a man who was brilliant and deeply interesting to talk to. I didn’t doubt he felt similarly […]

Years ago, I had an intense relationship with a man who was brilliant and deeply interesting to talk to. I didn’t doubt he felt similarly toward me. But we had other problems, and we were constantly breaking up and getting back together until at last we ended things for good. One night, not long after the final rupture, we agreed to meet at a bar in the East Village with a few friends. He brought the woman he had begun seeing. I was curious what she would be like. A few minutes of conversation convinced me that he was not dating her because of her mind. But she was undeniably beautiful. I…

saved by

related reading