Vanessa Hollingshead: I Want to Talk

When I say to a guy, ‘Look, we’ve gotta talk,’ what I really mean is, ‘We’ve been together for months. I’ve now twisted my personality into an emotional pretzel to accommodate your every need. I want to know your idea of commitment versus my idea of commitment. Are we getting married? Are we having kids? Are we going to couples counseling? Where’s this relationship going? I want to know.’ When a guy says to me, ‘Look, we’ve gotta talk,’ what he means is, ‘I want to have sex with someone else, and will this interfere with me having sex with you.’