The article recounts a woman's encounter with Jacob, a younger man, at an Abba-themed event shortly after her breakup with a longtime partner. Despite her emotional turmoil from a six-year relationship ending due to various issues like differing timelines for children and intimacy struggles, she finds joy in whimsical interactions with Jacob. Initially hesitant, she gives him her number, leading to a casual drink date that leaves her pondering the age difference and her own life choices, especially as her friends embark on family journeys.
When he handed me his key, I sat in my half-empty apartment and cried over the end of a six-year relationship.
With the thought that most of my friends were starting families, I found myself at Abba Night, drinking vodka sodas.
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