I met Jessica in college. We had two writing workshop classes together — short fiction and poetry. But I had no idea that her relationship history was so interesting!
Over a span of 12 years, Jessica Griffith has had seven boyfriends and one broken engagement. With those stats, I was surprised to learn that she’s a fairly cautious dater.
It makes sense, though. Her family has a less-than-ideal reputation when it comes to relationships. “Most of my family has been divorced. My maternal grandfather is on his seventh marriage, to give you a gauge of what passes for normal in my family.”
So, after things fizzled with her then-fiancé—“Neither of us knew what we wanted”—she lived the single life for around six years. The first year was spent finding herself through weight loss, performing musical theater, and finishing college.
