We often leave them without notice, suddenly stop scheduling appointments without explanation.
We often leave a job or situation because we are unhappy about something: an overbearing manager, irritating colleagues, ridiculous hours.
We often leave with gritted teeth and a reluctant mood but come back flushed of face and full of enthusiasm for the rest of the day.
When we read about the successful co-founders of a Yelp, Pinterest, or WhatsApp, we find ourselves inspired by their drive and intellect, but we often leave wondering what it really was that gave these startups the astronomical TTG that we all want.
Instead of comforted, we often leave feeling dismissed and dejected.
We also know that we often leave behind far too many students.
We often leave out or ignore the other four forms of intimacy.
Due to the widespread belief that we are asexual, we are often left out of family planning programs, despite the fact that many of us want children or are parents already.
In the sausage factory we call Congress, with all these various forces, and so many ways to spin each vote, we are often left wondering just what we are getting from a given legislator.
We are often left unsure whether what we're seeing is of the play or outside it, whether the actors are playing to the mini-audience that has been assembled onstage or the larger one beyond it.
