The songwriter Nick Cave is asked in an advice column:

My girlfriend... refuses to read any of my writing because she always sees some hint of infidelity, resentment, or perhaps madness in it. How do I get her to understand that just because I might write a poem about some lusty girl I saw on the train I don’t actually want to sleep with another woman?

You can read his full response here: https://www.theredhandfiles.com/my-girlfrieng-refuses-to-read-my-writing/

His reply:

well said!

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you tell him!