I Brought a Coworker as My Date to My Ex’s Wedding, and One Comment From Him Wiped the Smile Off My Ex’s Face

Not long after our

divorce was finalized, Max announced that he was marrying Claire.

He announced it on Facebook. A picture of the two of them on a mountain somewhere, Claire holding up her left hand with a ring so big it looked like a doorknob. The caption said, “When you finally find someone who takes care of themselves as much as you do. ”

Takes care of themselves.

That was for me. I knew it was for me.

Everybody I knew saw it. My sister called me crying. My mother called me furious. Two women from my book club sent me screenshots with the words “Are you okay??” like I might not have seen it.

I’d seen it.

I looked at that picture for a long time. Claire’s flat stomach. Her perfect teeth. Her glowing skin.

Then I went into the bathroom and looked in the mirror again.