“Don’t walk in with me—people will think it’s weird,” she said as we parked before her company party. I stopped the car and let her out. She laughed, called me “too sensitive,” and went inside. I drove home, packed my things, and left a note saying, “Didn’t want to make things awkward.” She came back late, slightly drunk and smiling…

“Don’t walk in with me. They’ll think it’s weird,” she said as we parked outside her office party. I stopped the car and let her out.     She laughed, called me sensitive, and went inside. I drove home, packed my clothes, and left a note. Didn’t want to make it weird. She came home…