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.

kneeling beside her. “You can do this. And even if you can’t, I’ll be here. We’ll figure it out together.”

I took her hand and held it tight. “You don’t have to be that woman anymore. You just have to be you. And I’ll be here for you, no matter what that looks like.”

Tears welled up in her eyes, and for a brief moment, she looked at me with the same continue reading …