A Breakup Song

I've forgotten what it was in you that put the need in me

We could try to live a lie
You'd hate me just the same…

But I've forgotten what it was in you
That put the need in me

-Maria McKee

One of those uncomfortable adult conversations one must have during a relationship is letting the other person know when it is over for you. For me that moment is when apathy sets in. I will fight like hell to save something I love, but sometimes I get to a point where something hits me like a freight train.

Apathy.

The moment I know it’s over for me is not when I feel like I don’t love someone anymore; it’s over for me when I simply no longer care. I’ve experienced the sensation of not caring anymore with family members, lovers, even friends. Sometimes things run their course. Sometimes something breaks so badly it simply cannot be put back together. I am not sure which of those two it is for me, but I have definitely hit that stage in the relationship where I just don’t care.

The United States decided to get back together with their rapey, abusive ex and I no…