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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.
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
They said with words what my heart had been screaming and my brain had been muting since we met
Every time she didn’t offer to make ravioli, I heard, “You aren’t the woman I want to keep”
Somewhere between the lyrics and catchy harmony, I fell in love
I learned more about myself and my partner when I began accepting my mental health as part of my identity
There are a lot of stressful things about a wedding—kissing your partner shouldn’t be one of them
My grandfather’s death taught me the depths of grief — and the importance of loving my unruly body
I spent years grappling with my sexuality — until she helped me come out on my own terms
What it’s like to return to a place where I never thought I could be myself
She chose this life with me over any other, and I’ll happily do what I can to make sure she doesn’t change her mind
Before she got Alzheimer’s, she never got to know me and after all of this, she never really will
I didn’t expect to find romance in my small town
It was intense and condensed — and we fooled no one but ourselves
