However, this kind of purging is much harder when the ex is sitting across from you. I wasn’t ashamed for Josh to see me cry. That first day, my face was red and blotchy with tears. I would soon learn that he was in the hospital for a slew of reasons, the main one being emetophobia, a fear of vomiting. I know they’re probably not alive and probably don’t have feelings, but what if they do?

Source: New York Times May 17, 2019 04:00 UTC