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.

in her eyes. She looked older, somehow—smaller, too, as if the weight of everything had shrunk her in ways that went beyond just the physical.

I wanted to rush over to her, to take her hands, to tell her how sorry I was, but I didn’t. Instead, I stood there for a long time, just looking at her. She didn’t smile when she saw me. Her face was unreadable.continue reading …