From mendacious phone calls to duplicitous gaslighting, our contributors share their encounters with relationship Pinocchios.
Read MoreBut, I must confess something to myself too: I don’t think I’ll ever get over her. Does anyone ever move past their first?
Read Morei felt robbed, like i’d arrived at a breathtaking landscape only to find i’d lost the ability to see.
Read MoreSometimes heartbreak is just the loss of a fantasy, or the realization that you can’t love someone into loving you.
Read MoreI oozed out of my mother with the dark promise of a first and only daughter, adding stress to her world with my red cheeks and fleshy limbs.
Read MoreIt's funny how we were so intertwined with devastation. And it's funnier still, how I continue to believe that you could've loved me anyways.
Read MoreNo matter how much I wanted to be happy for him, it never lasted. I always ended up picturing the great “what if?”
Read MoreLike a dent in the gums from a lost tooth, and the tongue keeps lingering over it again and again.
Read MoreIn a world of fast cars and even faster company, perhaps it is by dwelling on these moments of loving, meaningful exchange that we can begin to truly appreciate the people with whom we are gifted.
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