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This reader-submitted essay series explores love in all its guises—romantic, obsessive, familial, platonic… you name it. If you are interested in submitting a potential essay, please go here.
PERSONAL ESSAY: An epic love story between an Iraqi Arab and a Punjabi Sikh
When I was ready to dive deeper, she started pulling away. I barely had the skills to handle it
My difficulty with coming out of the closet kept me lonely while living in a conservative city in Korea
Through marriage, pregnancy, birth and transition, my relationship to my partner, a fellow rock climber, kept evolving along with me
I’m still afraid of people’s reactions, but I’ve learned to live with the fear
A young writer explores a lasting love denied… or is that deferred?
We were like two subatomic particles moving in space, never really able to be in the same place or time
I’m discovering joy in telling the world who Pablo was
As he sawed through my thick mane, we invited queerness into the bathroom—and into our relationship
All it took was one phone call to start a process of growth, healing, learning and unlearning
Part of being an ally is knowing when to leave a toxic situation
I knew I wanted to explore every facet of love that I could—the kinds that Taylor Swift sings about
For the first time in my life, I wanted someone and felt wanted in return. I had never known what that felt like
If they say something ignorant or hurtful, I can choose to never see them again. I don’t have that option with my loved ones
I tried to commit the layers and notes of his aroma to memory so that I had no regrets when he left
My new name feels right, like I’m finally home
A music meme dared me to bare my soul
Growing up, I saw the damage done by a life lived in secret—but I also understood his fear of rejection
