"Allowing me to come with you this weekend, looking after me, telling Alan to go f**k himself... the list goes on."
I laugh. "I did find that last one very satisfying, I must confess."
"I wouldn't have had the strength," she says. Then she sighs. "I'm just so tired of the bullshit that comes with relationships, Bella."
"Take it from me, I think the bullshit probably trumps the loneliness of being single," I answer.
"At least you don't have to deal with the constant stress of dealing with someone else's attitude and issues," she mutters.
"I'd trade that for waking up in an empty bed any day of the week."
We sit in a brief patch of silence and I eat some salad, listening to the waves lapping against the hull.
"I guess I haven't been single long enough in the last couple of years to re
