From Big Bundle of Shorts…Stories!, Thea Hutcheson's "Cultivating Love": Sometimes relationships should die. Sometimes boyfriends should go (and stay away). And sometimes a sharp ax makes a better best friend than any diamond.
Note: Big Bundle of Shorts…Stories! contains two Thea Hutcheson stories, "Cultivating Love" and "Cups and Coins." Both links go to the same book, so you only need to buy it once to read both.