The Breakup Clause
Language: en
When Aaron proposed we break up for the Nth time, I was pulling an all-nighter finishing a quarterly performance review. "Maya, you have 20 minutes to get down to the club and apologize. Otherwise, we are done." I immediately felt a wave of exhaustion. "This review is crucial for my promotion. Can you please throw a tantrum some other day?" He replied casually, "Tantrum? If your job is more important to you than me, then let's break up." "Fine, you know I'm petty." "It only takes one phone call from me to make sure you never get that promotion." I forcefully slammed my phone down,…