June 21, 2019:

She told me, and she meant it, that a truly loyal, committed, long-term partner must always have at least one outside lover. "It's the only way to shield yourself from the ups and downs," she said, seriously.

Where the irony is, she's never had a successful relationship, merely a tedious procession of unhappy, destructive failures that left legacies of bad will, hurt feelings, and wasted time. So that her pose of sophistication, of expertise, is both ludicrous and offensive.