I Left the “Nice Guy” After He Forgot Our Dog’s Lifeline

Some people will read this and call me dramatic.

Some will call me heartless.

Some will say I should’ve stayed and “communicated better,” as if I hadn’t been speaking in full sentences for years.

Let them.

Because the truth is: the bar shouldn’t be “he’s not a monster.”

The bar should be: he’s a grown adult who notices what needs doing and does it—because continue reading …