My wife is paralyzed, so I haven’t been inti:mate with her for four months. Out of deep frustration, I left her alone for ten days to go on a date with the younger sister of my colleague. And then… the unexpected happened.

when we shared laughter, and other times when the silence between us felt suffocating. But we were still trying, and that’s all I could ask for. All I could give.

Hannah didn’t say much after I confessed everything to her. For the first few days, she was quiet, withdrawn. I could see the way she struggled to look at me, the pain reflected in her eyes.continue reading …