Throughout the story, she wrestles with the idea of leaving her partner, and then creates reasons to abandon the act. At first, the text hints that the reasoning behind abandonment is because he hasn't asked her to be his wife. Her boyfriend shows that he cares for her by his actions. "When he asks what you're reading, hold it up without comment. The next day look across to the brown chair and you will see him reading it too. A copy from the library that morning. He has seven days. He will look over the top and wink, saying: Beat you, " (137). He shows interest in everything his girlfriend does, yet she still doesn't appreciate him.
She eventually cheats on him with an actor, and returns to her home late at night, pretending that she still cares for her boyfriend. The main character is very indecisive, and doesn't know what to think at first when the idea of cheating on him first comes to her. "Sleep with him once and ride home at 5 a.m. crying in a taxicab. Or: don't sleep with him. Kiss him good night at Union Square and run for your life" (137). She eventually leaves him and moves on with her life. It seems that she was a very confused individual who didn't know what she wanted from life, all she knew is that she didn't want her boyfriend.
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I think she doesn't appreciate what she has because it's not what she wants. There isn't a point for her to pretend or get by with what she has when she really wants and needs so much more than a man could give her. Perhaps she doesn't want or need a man to love but just to live and experience so much more.
That's just another opinion to have.
I do agree that she is/was confused
and I find your closing sentence to be a perfect interpretation of the story she is telling and her feelings/thoughts.
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