losing yourself in a relationship

I remember it like it was yesterday. Tears streaming down my face, staring in my bathroom mirror after another fight with him. I didn’t know how I was going to be good enough, how to make the relationship work, or how I could keep living this way. I remember the moment, looking in my own glassy […]

living apart together

Growing up, I always envisioned a perfect, traditional marriage. It would begin with a wedding fit for a princess. My husband would carry me over the threshold, unlocking the door to our shared home and a lifetime of shared happiness. Adult reality fell far from that childhood fantasy. From a shotgun wedding pre-college to cohabitating