Losing the baby was more dire than I had dreamed possible.
-- Narrator (N/A paragraph 3)

Importance: Even though Tiffany had not wanted a baby and her pregnancy was accidental she was more upset by her miscarriage than she had thought she would be.

After a shower with fantasies of pharmaceutical-grade trisodium phosphate and nothing to wash with but gentle pH-negative shower gels, I had recovered sufficiently … actually I had recovered from everything! I was no longer in love! My sense of depending on Stephen for my happiness had evaporated.
-- Narrator (N/A paragraph 3)

Importance: After Stephen had anal sex with her Tiffany came to the conclusion that she could no longer depend on him for her happiness. She believed this one inconsiderate act had killed all of the love that she had for him.

I had hypnotized myself because Stephen had a job that could support us both and secretarial work bored me.
-- Narrator (N/A paragraph 71)

Importance: Tiffany used the word “hypnotized” to explain...