"Obviously, we ask too much of a hyphen when we ask it to cast its spell over words it does not adjoin."

DO NOT ASK TOO MUCH OF YOUR HYPHENS

"I think Horace admires Jessica more than I do."
"Polly loves cake more than she loves me."

What a sad and delightful love triangle (rectangle?) when your first love is more admired by someone else, and your second love adores cake.