To:
Izabell
Subject:
So?
Hey Girlie,
Just checking in to see how you’re doing. You’ve been quiet all morning— and we all know that Izzy is NEVER quiet. Let’s have lunch again today, K? Some alcohol may be in store for a change—you deserve it after last week.
So, Netty’s coming to visit this weekend? Shall we do a fun girls’ night out? Dinner some place nice? Find some cute boys to flirt with? ;-) My mom’s probably going to be here so I’ll bring her along. I’m sure she’d love to find a hot young thing to make her feel better about herself.
PJ called Peter a few times, but he won’t return his calls. Is he alive????
P.S. Noticed that your Facebook relationship status still says “Engaged.” Is that on purpose?
Sent:
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 11:34 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: So?
I wouldn’t know if Peter is alive EVEN THOUGH we still live together (sorta). I honestly don’t know. He lives at work (as usual). And, we’re both hiding out in our separate bedrooms now. It sucks all-around. I cry myself to sleep every night (but, then again, I’ve been doing that for about three months now so nothing’s really changed in that respect—how sad and pathetic, I know).
I think I’ll pass on lunch today. Not feeling very hungry lately.
—Your (despondent) Izzy
P.S. Regarding Facebook relationship status … I just haven’t been able to bring myself to officially change it. Yet.
—E
Sent:
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 12:01 PM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: So?
Nonsense. You’re the strongest girl I know. You’re not despondent. You’ll be fine. But, must … eat … food …? I’ll stop by your office once I’m out of the weeds.
Oh, and are you going to stay with us, or what? C’mon!!! My mom even got excited at the prospect of another single girl in the house! (And, that’s the first time I’ve seen her get excited since the D-word.) It’ll be fun. We’ll cook at night, drink lots of wine, watch brainless TV, you won’t even think about Peter once. And, before you know it—it’ll be Dec. 19th, and your brand new (I mean, old) apartment will be all ready!!!
P.S. You’ll change it when you’re ready.
Sent:
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 3:34 PM
From:
Annette
To:
Izabell
Subject:
My Favorite So Far …
Cut and pasted below, bleah.
You have pretty hair. I’d like to touch it someday.
Sent:
Monday, November 10, 2008 at 3:41 PM
From:
Anna
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Dinner?
Hey There,
I noticed your cell has been going straight to VM for the past week. Is everything OK?
Anyway, so I think I need a girls’ night. Are you free for dinner this week? Can I steal you away from Peter for one little night? ;-) Let me know. Wanted to run something past you and get your thoughts. It’s about Marty. I know, I know, I’m still obsessing. I don’t know what’s wrong with me.
Let me know!
Anna
P.S. How’s wedding planning going? I can’t wait to hear all the details!!!
Sent:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 8:19 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
OMFG
Ummmm, yeah, I had dinner with Anna last night. Apparently (and I don’t doubt this as I am now thoroughly convinced ALL men suck), Marty SLEPT with Anna. Yep. On their second to last date. Then, he never called her again. OMFG. This was right around the time of the Braves game. Now, I totally get why Anna’s been obsessing over him and why her feelings were UNDERSTANDABLY hurt when he didn’t call her ever again!!! Poor Anna! Marty FAILED to mention this to me, of course. E, what does this say about him? In my opinion, this demonstrates a lack of judgment (and sensitivity) which … well, I don’t particularly respect. If I were UNlucky enough to have been created a man, I wouldn’t sleep with the friend of a girl I had been infatuated with for over seven months and then never call her again. I get that he was “confused” about his feelings. And, I get that I was (am) partly to blame. However, he should’ve called Anna back. Simply put, you call a girl back after you’ve slept with her (a.k.a. used her), period. Even if you’re only calling her to tell her you made a mistake or that you have feelings for someone else.
Great. Now, I am officially disappointed in just about every man in my life.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:28 AM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: OMFG
You DID set them up. They went on several dates. It wasn’t bad that he slept with her. It was only bad that he did so and didn’t call/e-mail her afterwards. Agree?
—E
P.S. At least you still have your father to believe in. It’s a cold harsh world when even HE lets you down.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:30 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: OMFG
Ah, E … your mums is going to find her dream guy, I just know it. Someone who doesn’t go around sleeping with women he doesn’t have feelings for, Iowans or not.
And, in answer to your question, no, I think it was immature that he slept with her in the first place. I think it was DOUBLY immature that he never called her again. That’s just cruel. Plain and simple.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:43 AM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: OMFG
Valid point. Were they drunk when it happened?
Sent:
Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 10:53 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: OMFG
That makes it even worse, if that were the case!!!!!
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 11:59 AM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: OMFG
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
As hard as it is to admit, my dad had feelings for the Iowan. I guess that makes it better? Or worse. Poor Mom.
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Wednesday, November 12, 2008 at 6:02 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Marty
Subject:
A**hole
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
Hey There,
Nice work in sleeping with my friend even though you had no intention of dating her. Don’t you think you owed her a phone call at the very least? Honestly now. Is this how you treat women? And, if so, why should I expect that you will ever treat me any differently? Random and unemotional sex with women you don’t care about … nice move there, cowboy. Don’t e-mail me again.
—Izabell
Izabell_Chin I am disappointed, simple as that.
11:58 PM Nov 12th via twitterfeed
Sent:
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 4:14 PM
From:
Mother
To:
; Peter
Subject:
Thanksgiving
Peter,
You need to call me back. We want to know what Izabell’s parents think of our Thanksgiving idea. Your father and I really do think it’s the perfect time for the families to meet and discuss the wedding details. Call your mother tonight, please! I’m starting to worry about you.
Love,
Mother
Sent:
Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:19 PM
From:
Marty
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Checking In
Hey There,
I know you asked for space. I’ve been respecting that. I just wanted to check in though and let you know that you are on my mind every second of every day.
Always,
Your Marty
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Thursday, November 13, 2008 at 7:23 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Marty
Subject:
Re: Checking In
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
Instead of thinking about ME, you really should be thinking about ANNA. You’re an asshole.
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Friday, November 14, 2008 at 11:12 PM
From:
Peter
To:
PJ
Subject:
Talk
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
Hey,
Can we grab lunch next week? Need to talk about Izzy. Having a rough time of it.
—Peter
Sent:
Friday, November 14, 2008 at 11:33 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Talk
Can we talk?
Sent:
Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 1:12 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Talk
Sure. Except you haven’t really been home for about five months now so I’m not going to be home by a certain hour only to wait for you to be home to talk to me when you and I both know that you won’t actually make it home on time. I’ve been waiting since July to talk. I’m sick of waiting.
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 2:03 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Talk
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
I still love you. Why didn’t you just talk to Rose? Why didn’t you find a new job? Why didn’t you at least try to change things? I don’t get it. Are we really that different?
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Saturday, November 15, 2008 at 3:34 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Victoria
Subject:
Talk
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
Hey,
Can we talk sometime? Need some sisterly advice about something. Sorry I’m not very good at keeping in touch. I’ll do better.
—Peter
Sent:
Sunday, November 16, 2008 at 8:12 PM
From:
Izabell
To:
Mom
Subject:
Thanksgiving
Mums,
Why won’t the pain go away at least a little bit? I thought it was supposed to go away a little more each day. I’ve been through break ups before, but this is devastating. Tell me something strong and sage and knowledgeable so I feel better about my decision.
Please.
I can’t wait to see you and Dad for Thanksgiving. You have no idea how much I need to see you guys.
Love you,
Your very sad daughter
P.S. Tell Dad my sparkle has indeed been dimmed.
Sent:
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 9:27 AM
From:
Mother
To:
Peter
Subject:
Thanksgiving!!!!!!!
Peter,
This is an ORDER to call me TONIGHT. I don’t care how busy you are. Call me TONIGHT. If you don’t call me and explain to me why you haven’t been returning my calls, then I will believe that you don’t love your mother anymore.
Mother
Sent:
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:13 AM
From:
Peter
To:
Mother
Subject:
Re: Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!
Will call tonight. I have to work through Thanksgiving, btw. I’m really sorry. We can discuss tonight, although there’s not much to discuss.
Sent:
Monday, November 17, 2008 at 11:17 AM
From:
Mother
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Thanksgiving!!!!!!!!!!!!
Work through Thanksgiving? What? I don’t understand. We rarely see each other as a family as it is. I am very disappointed, Peter, and so is your father. Can’t you talk to your boss and explain that it is Thanksgiving?
What about Christmas?
Love,
Mother
Sent:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 1:32 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Mother
Subject:
Re: Thanksgiving
Sorry, there is nothing I can do about it right now. I am really sorry. It seems I’m disappointing everyone these days.
Sent:
Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 2:32 PM
From:
Mother
To:
Peter
Subject:
Re: Thanksgiving
What do you mean by that? Who else have you been disappointing? Your father and I aren’t disappointed in you, Peter. We’re just disappointed that we won’t be able to see you. We miss you terribly.
Love,
Mother
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Tuesday, November 18, 2008 at 3:34 PM
From:
Peter
To:
Mother
Subject:
Re: Thanksgiving
This e-mail was written but not sent and will save as Draft until further action.
I’m disappointing you. I’m disappointing Izzy. And, worst of all, I’m disappointing myself.
The only person I’m not disappointing is my boss.
What does that say about me?
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:16 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
A**hole
So, that a**hole e-mailed me, even though I specifically asked for space. I just can’t get over what he did to Anna.
And, I miss Peter, E. I really miss Peter. This sucks all around. Remind me why I called off the engagement.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:23 AM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: A**hole
Um, because he basically checked out of your relationship for five months, leaving you feeling alone and neglected?
How’s that for starters?
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:25 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: A**hole
More please.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:32 AM
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: A**hole
Because he didn’t prioritize you over his job, thereby forcing you to cry yourself to sleep—alone—every single night?
Better?
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:41 AM
From:
Izabell
To:
Elizabeth
Subject:
Re: A**hole
Better. But, a little more.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 10:58 AM
From:
Elizabeth
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Re: A**hole
Because he broke your f—g heart and doesn’t love you as much as you love him.
Sent:
Wednesday, November 19, 2008 at 11:39 AM
From:
Facebook
To:
Izabell
Subject:
Relationship Status
Hi Izabell,
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