However, my husband and I didn’t just stumble into this midlife renaissance. Our story is a long — and in many ways — quiet one.
We waited until marriage to have sex. This was mostly for religious reasons (we’re politically liberal evangelical Christians — we exist!), and because we both believed sex was special — so special it should be done and developed with a special person.
At the…
I was 24, working for the Ohio State Historic Preservation Office. He was 56, running a small chain of hardware stores. I met him when I showed a film to the Retail Merchants Association and the Chamber of Commerce. When he called and invited me to lunch the next day, I…
My Husband And I Left Our Spouses To Be Together. Here’s What I've Learned About Love.
November 14, 2025
Over the course of the next few days, we laid ourselves bare. What we found were two ambitious people on the verge of new beginnings — I was about to publish my first book, and he was starting a new business — who were being held back by unsupportive partners, toxic…
My Husband Sent Me A Seemingly Innocent Text. It Led Me To Discover He'd Been Cheating For Years.
November 14, 2025
Three days before Valentine’s Day 2018, I discovered my husband of 13 years was cheating on me. Just 72 hours later, I participated in a student-led Valentine’s Day Q&A panel at the university where I teach as a psychologist with interests in social…
I Wish I’d Had A "Late-Term Abortion" Instead Of Having My Daughter
November 13, 2025
We took Zoe home. We took her home knowing full well she would die there. For a year my family loved her.
We figured out how to feed her with a bottle by placing a finger under her chin, gently pushing upward until she bit down on the nipple to express milk. It took two…
I Was On A Perfect Date Until His Comment About My Face Caused Everything To Unravel
November 12, 2025
I had no sooner agreed to the date than my anxiety kicked in and I began obsessing over my appearance. Dating with body dysmorphic disorder had always been excruciating.
Defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)…
My Boyfriend And I Were Falling In Love. Then He Hit Me With A Deal Breaker I Never Saw Coming.
November 11, 2025
“If I can’t give you what you’d want and convert, I don’t want to break up,” I said, my hands flying in an exaggerated motion that any Jewish or Greek person would recognize. “But should we be dating?”
He agreed ― we shouldn’t be.
And that was that.
I’d…
My Husband Wanted A Divorce, So I Made A Decision I've Hidden For 12 Years
November 5, 2025
In 2010, after a 17-year marriage, my husband asked for a divorce, saying he couldn’t be married anymore.
We had two sons, 14 and 16, not quite two years apart, whom I had nursed over four years straight. My once-perky breasts weren’t the same after. Whose are? They…
Therapists Are Sounding The Alarm On "Dry Begging" — A Common Manipulation Tactic Among Couples
November 3, 2025
According to Mills, dry begging can weaponize emotion and empathy while also shifting responsibility in a situation. It can “even weaponize a person’s role as a partner, specifically in romantic relationships,” she said.
For example, in a romantic relationship, if one…
