“I think I was meant to be alone forever.” Said Cathy, crying in Ella’s lap after her breakup with Russell. When she left his apartment that night, he went after her in the street while she waited for a cab. She was crying, it was cold, he said he loved her and convinced her to get back inside - she did, they slept together… She ended everything in the morning. Ella tried to convince Cathy she was being dramatic, but the poor girl was too sad to believe this. Cathy thought this time she was in control because she wasn’t in love with Russell. She cared for him, she was deeply attracted to him and could envision a happy future with him, but she simply wasn’t in love, and she didn’t believe he was in love with her either. Their relationship was meant to be the joint work of building love toge
