Could It Get Any Worse?
I met Jake when I was a student in his graduate seminar. He was a young professor and I sat right up front, in the first row. I asked...
One Night, He Didn't Come Home
In the year 2006, our family got hit hard. My husband lost his job and was crushed. He was a real estate attorney and his firm went under...
Eternal Love
When I was 21 I worked full time at a bank and in the evenings, my colleagues and I would go out to formal dances. They were popular in...
Not What I Was Expecting...
I was always athletic and loved sports. Weekends as a kid in Long Beach were spent playing volleyball on the beach, surfing in the ocean...
Is He Worth The Move?
Janice’s mother was endlessly critical about the guys she dated. Her mother always found fault with something. Either the guy wasn’t...
But I Love His Family
Lonely from having no family and after trying various dating websites to no success, I ultimately found someone at work. I was a nurse...
She Left Her Nice Guy For A Jerk
Jeff and I met soon after high school. We were from the same part of town, we had a lot in common and were both working --and we were...
A Difficult Decision
I never wanted to marry. I was a feminist from the time I was in high school. I had six younger siblings and helped my mom take care of...
Still Mourning My Beloved
Born and raised in New Mexico, daughter of a Black man and Hispanic mother, I would look at my blond haired, blue eyed husband and think...
A Life Based On My Needs Now, Not His.
“I didn’t really love him,” Deanna confided. He was about to be drafted into the army and was afraid of being sent to Vietnam. “He was...