A Change of Heart
Reversing a reversal or eternal return.
In my twenties, I thought if a man responded to me sexually it meant he liked me, and if he liked me he knew me in some way. We were naked and felt pleasure. This was a kind of knowing, a kind of sympathy. Even if I knew little about the man and little about myself, and even if we didn’t understand the sentences we exchanged after sex. Even …
Keep reading with a 7-day free trial
Subscribe to Everything is Personal to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.