Hate Your Loved Ones – Eve Bigaj
During the best argument of my life, 1) I provoked my partner.2) He yelled at me.3) I thanked him. More precisely, it went something like this. One Saturday morning, I bring up the topic of possibl…
During the best argument of my life, 1) I provoked my partner. 2) He yelled at me. 3) I thanked him. More precisely, it went something like this. One Saturday morning, I bring up the topic of possible weekend hikes. “In an ideal world, today I would — ” “Is this plan going to involve both days?” my partner Ben interrupts me immediately. No wonder I dread suggesting weekend activities… he won’t even let me finish a single goddamn sentence! “I didn’t say anything about plans! I just want permission to dream!” I explode. This goes on for a bit, in tight and frustrated circles, until…
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