I had struggled to find an apartment
to rent in a city during the start
of a college season

After a frustrating and
relentless search with
few available apartments

I finally found one that
I rented from two lovely women
who were lesbians

when my ex saw the apartment
it wasn’t good enough for her
and she didn’t like the idea
of renting from lesbians

she left pissed off and went
back to live with her parents

I called her twice to try to
work things out

but each time her mother
claimed she wasn’t home

I said to her mother, “well
I guess that’s that,” and
that was the end of a
quarrelsome relationship.

Bob Boyd

This is based on a true story. It shows how a single flare up sometimes can end a relationship, especially when the man had tried his utmost to find an apartment at a time when apartments were scarce only to have his girlfriend make a scene about it. Worse, for three days she refused to answer his calls until, exasperated and angry, he said, screw it, and the relationship was over.