It’s amazing how seven months of romance can send a ten-year friendship straight to exile with nothing but a teary phone call and a heap of guilt. Jade took relationship advice from Ethan, whose chief talent seems to be brooding quietly in the corner and redefining «outsider» as code for «VIP at the insecurities table.»

It takes genuine skill to turn a trip to Montreal into an audition for who gets to be Jade’s primary emotional support provider. That seven-month flame of a boyfriend, Ethan, saw the friendship resume and decided being uncomfortable was an alpha male trait.