The 7:00 PM Pill: When “Nice” Isn’t Enough to Stay Married

His tail didn’t wag.

That detail was a knife.

Dave’s mouth tightened. “Is he okay?”

“He’s alive,” I said. “Which is more than I can say for your sense of responsibility.”

He flinched.

“You’re being cruel,” he said.

Cruel.

The word men use when women stop being convenient.

“I brought you food,” he added, lifting the bag like evidence. “I thought you might continue reading …