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.

unsaid. There was nothing left to say, nothing left to fix the mess I had made. But then, after what felt like an eternity, she spoke again.

“But I also know people can fall… and stand back up,” she said, her voice filled with quiet strength.

I swallowed hard, the lump in my throat choking me. I wanted to say something, anything, but I couldn’t find continue reading …