Category: Love

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  What If?

  The Work Bestie reassured me that he usually gets what he wants, adding that sometimes it just takes him a… Read more.

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  The Drums of Óbidos

  I had entered a time machine, not to medieval Portugal, but to my own youth in 20th century California. When… Read more.

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  Something More

  When we were together, it was something that just fit, like hand in glove, like neck in guillotine. We nearly… Read more.

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  In Translation

  I was only there for two months, split between two cities. That’s not long enough for me to do more… Read more.

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  Harmless Flirting

  Crushes are like kryptonite for my rizz. If I’m actually into somebody I forget how to word. I fluster and… Read more.

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  Bad at Words

  he interrupted with, “Let’s get married then.” And it took a couple of beats with me going on about what… Read more.

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  More than Words

  Every relationship has a hidden account, where action or inaction can increase or decrease the balance. Sometimes, when the Work… Read more.

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  Gotta Dance

  I’ve never been good at small talk under the best of circumstances. I really didn’t have it in me that… Read more.

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  Bomb to Balm

  My marriage left me skittish. I’ve run away from every threat of a relationship since then. I panic if things… Read more.

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  Portuguese Letters

  She was wooed. She fell in love. Things got hot and heavy. Then without explanation she was brutally ghosted. The… Read more.