“I feel like I really had to let it go,” Rebecca continued. “There was so much I wanted to say about what it means to be single in your 20s, I think probably more specifically in your 30s. And I'm so glad I did because I'm in a different story now.”
In the novel, Daphne's dating life is shaped by these mysterious pieces of paper that tell her the name of her next lover and how long they've been together (their expiration date, so to speak) whether a year, months or even a whirlwind weekend. . Until one day they give him just a name, with no expiration date in sight.
“I think every relationship, no matter how short, informs what comes next to some extent,” Rebecca noted. “I think, as anyone who has tried to get out of a relationship knows, sometimes a weekend can be more impactful than two years.”
