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After my husband died, I gradually found my emotional support person
By Michelle Kitz When my husband died just a couple of weeks before his 50th birthday, it tore a hole through me. I couldn’t believe he...
Michelle Kitz
6 hours ago3 min read
I “Took” My Friend’s Boyfriend. Fifteen Years Later, We’re Still Together.
By Anonymous Nearly every hair dresser I’ve seen for the past fifteen years has asked where I met my partner. When I reply “at a sex...
Anonymous
7 hours ago3 min read
We Didn’t Work Out. Five Years Later, We Did.
By Anonymous Love, in its usual telling, follows a linear path: two people meet, fall in love, face a few obstacles, and settle into...
Anonymous
Jan 254 min read
You trimmed my toenails and poured cereal in my hair
By Marjorie Perry Last night I dreamt Luke and I were still together, still husband and wife. He was his original self, the version I...
Marjorie Perry
Jan 74 min read
They say the third time’s the charm–and with my third marriage, it was.
By Patricia Grenelle I wasn't looking for love when I signed up for active duty in the Army Reserve. If anything, I was running away from...
Patricia Grenelle
Dec 6, 20243 min read
My divorced parents used to hate each other. Now they live in the same house.
By Tricia Patras My parents got divorced when I was seventeen. Their divorce hit me hard. Not in the sense that I was losing both my...
Tricia Patras
Dec 6, 20244 min read
I had to let go of my beloved beagle to find my new pack
By Natalie Bickel Explicit pop music pulsated, drowning out everyone’s labored breathing. An Olympic-sized pool couldn’t hold the class’s...
Natalie Bickel
Nov 16, 20246 min read
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