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 that moment I meant every word with the purity of a man who has not yet been tested by time.

For the first few weeks, love felt noble. I slept in plastic hospital chairs, argued with insurance on the phone, learned the names of medications I still can’t pronounce, and brought Hannah terrible coffee she pretended to enjoy because I had gotten it for continue reading …