I told him
“I’m going to buy lots of make up,
some expensive clothes,
you know,
the ones that come with logos,
and get a proper hair cut.
That’s how you like your girls,
isn’t it?”
He walked over,
planted a kiss on my head and said,
“I like them smart,
which you’re not being right now.”
And I think that was the best thing
he ever said.