Summary

In “How the Real Work Is Done,” Working for Two is frustrated his wife refuses to get a job. Responsible One’s unemployed husband helps around the house, but no longer invests in the things that make him happy.

Sugar tells Working for Two and Responsible One to either accept “that your partner won’t get a job” or “decide your partner’s refusal to contribute financially is unacceptable and end the relationship” (237).

In “The Ghost Ship That Didn't Carry Us,” Undecided and his partner are unsure they want children. While he fears becoming a father will rob him of his freedom, he also fears regretting not becoming a father.

Sugar tells Undecided every life has “a sister ship,” or phantom self (243). She believes “Not regretting it later” is a good...