It’s hard to find post-relationship advice online for men. Try as I could my personalized ads now feature stylish sun dresses, discounted Polaroid cameras, and master’s classes.

The last one was actually a great investment. I’ve gotten through a writing course, and one about hostage negotiation. I am looking forward to manipulating folks at a new years event this weekend. One of the techniques I picked up is ‘mirroring’ the statements of the other person in the negotiation in order to extract information. So if I have learned anything from this period of celibacy it’s how one might approach negotiations in a hostage type situation.