Instead of relief or gratitude, more guilt washes over me. Andy's certainly not faultless - no one ever is in a marriage

It always takes two. For relationships to work, for them to break apart, for them to be fixed.

You can't quantify love, and if you try, you can end up focusing on misleading factors. Stuff that really has more to do with personality-the fact that some people are simply more expressive or emotional or needy in a relationship. But beyond such smokescreens, the answer is there. Love is seldom-almost never-an even proposition.

But one thing I have to say about Darcy and dating is this: she never blew us off for a guy. She always put her friends first- which is an amazing thing for a high school girl to do.

You can run but you can't hide

I think it's important to try to be present with whatever it is you're doing. And if you can't be present, take a break.

You see yourself as very average, ordinary. And there is nothing ordinary about you, Rachel." (Something Borrowed)