Dreaming, Inky, Anita, Chrissy… Wow. Thank you so much for your wise and kind words. It’s very valuable to hear such a wide range of voices.

I value partnership, and freedom to a degree. I value creativity. If I’m being honest with myself, I’m afraid to not be with him. He was the first person to tell me that he would love me forever, that he would marry me… I know he would, too. Perhaps if he trusted me more.

He recently told me, “I feel like you wish I wasn’t a dad.” And I don’t wish that—I don’t know if I would love him if he were a father. Having a child changed him in a way that made me love him…So I don’t wish that. But other times, yes, I wish it were less complicated.