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.

for granted. She told me about a book she was reading, and the old TV shows she had started watching to pass the time. She even smiled when I brought her a cup of tea, although I could still see the hesitation behind it.

I took it as progress. Any progress.

One evening, about three weeks after I told her everything, we sat in the living room together,continue reading …