“What’s the longest relationship you’ve ever been in?” he inquired.

She exhaled deeply, her voice soft as she spoke. “Back in college. I was with my roommate from our first year until we graduated. I loved him.” Her gaze seemed to drift to some far-off memory. “He landed a job offer from an IT company in Texas. I kept expecting him to ask me to go with him. I mean, I could write from anywhere. At the time, I did a little editing work for a startup in Vancouver, ...