Sensibility

"A movie theater in high school, restaurants in college, temp jobs in NYC."

Before I moved into his house, I made my now ex-boyfriend read Sense & Sensibility. I wanted him to understand the position he was putting me in. I had been very open with him that I had no money after one year of chaos and another of physical ailments.

I was living with a friend in Maine, helping her with household tasks, making plans to get a job in t…