My Partner and I Were In A Throuple With Alcohol
1 year, 8 months ago

My Partner and I Were In A Throuple With Alcohol

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The author isn't sure when his relationship began to sour. Photo Courtesy Of Jamie Valentino I cut my first date with Brandon short, rushing off to an editor’s birthday dinner and a New York Fashion Week after-party. When we finally separated, Brandon’s friends assumed it was because I got drunk and let his cousin’s date briefly kiss me at his birthday party. After Brandon and I said goodbye for the final time, I didn’t just leave the relationship ― I departed the country, doing stints in Mexico and Europe. But unlike in the past, I’m consciously working every day toward becoming someone who can reliably say, “No, thanks.” I continue to discover that neither alcohol nor having a partner are necessary for my existence.

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