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.

left me. Every smile she gave me, every time she trusted me again, felt like a small piece of redemption, a piece of myself that I was trying to win back. It wasn’t easy, and I couldn’t expect it to be. But each day that I showed up for her, each day that I didn’t walk away, felt like a step forward in the long, difficult journey of rebuilding trust.continue reading …