Up until the mid-20th century, marriages were, essentially, business arrangements, and in many cultures they still are. Families merged to increase power and land-holdings. If you ended up with an affinity for your spouse, that…

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I remember my first Valentine’s Day after my divorce. My ex had a girlfriend, and the guy I’d been seeing had…

After our divorce, while we each dated other people, my ex and I still did holidays together, went to the theatre together, and had family dinners together. After all we’d been through we were now close, and as he began to date I took on the awkward yet…

There are days, like today, when it slowly overtakes me like a fog seeping into my spirit. I can start the day off fine, happy, even. Busy with this or that…happy I have nowhere to be, no obligations, no one to answer to, or be responsible…