? It?s about a na?ve youngman.? A couple of months before his 21stbirthday he met a beautiful lady and was soon head over heels in love withher.? On h...s birthday she gave herself tohim and he was completely lost.? The factthat he had just come of age and received a very sizeable fortune wasn?tmentioned but, strangely, the money soon began to flow from his accounts.? ?Six months later hewas almost penniless and the lady dropped him like a hot potato.? He was devastated and followed her. Now he felt closeness toward her, which was completely out of place. That closeness was an emotional tie he always felt toward a sexual partner, and was just one of the many reasons he wouldn't accept even the thought of adultery.He didn't know about other men, or any women, but when he was 'intimate' with a woman he felt in some small way she belonged to him. He knew he could be very possessive, and worried about how it would now affect his relationship with Jenny, and even with Diane.At. "~Chuck Palahnuik=====================================MOM:I guess this is it. I've reached my hand out to you again and again overthese past 3-4 years only to have it slapped away, like I'm some strangeryou don't know and don't want to know, who you say "murdered" your child;which hurts like you wouldn't believe. Nobody murdered anyone and I havenot gone anywhere; which is more than I can say for you. But it was thatscene at Janice's wedding that made me see I finally have to let you go.I've. -I do not attract women, I can not get close to them. Help me, please. "The little man sniffed his nose as he pronounced his prayer.The old woman smiled as she watched her green-striped polo shirt lean where she looked. The man's thinness was pathetic.-I could help you, Josh, but for that you must make a sacrifice.-I'll do everything, whatever.The old woman took a deep breath and got up from her chair. He went directly to a piece of furniture in the back of the room and took out a black box.