Now, Darnell works from home. No coworkers. No breakrooms. No HR.
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They weren’t just girlfriends. They were —a very specific category of love, like a niche degree you’re not sure you’ll ever use. Now, Darnell works from home
His new girlfriend is a plant. A snake plant. It never asks about his day, never leaves a passive-aggressive sticky note on his monitor, and it definitely doesn’t have an ex who still works on the third floor. They were —a very specific category of love,
This one hurt the most. Her name was Sam. She made latte art and didn’t care about titles, promotions, or “synergy.” She was pure chaos—showed up late, left early, and once gave a free muffin to a guy just because he looked sad. Darnell fell hard. But the problem with dating pure chaos is that it burns bright and fast. She quit on a Tuesday, left town on a Wednesday, and sent a postcard from Portland that just said: “Thanks for the free coffee, babe. Don’t wait up.”
But sometimes, when he’s on a boring Zoom call, he smiles. Because at least those girlfriends taught him one thing: never put your heart where you cash your paycheck. Want me to turn this into a short story, a dating profile bio for Darnell, or even a song lyric?
