For illustrative purposes only I’m Patrick Morgan, thirty-six, and I watched my nephew destroy six months of my daughter’s work in one second. Before I…
For illustrative purposes only I’m Jen Holloway, thirty years old, and for nine years I worked inside my family’s real estate company like it was…
For illustrative purposes only I’m Mark, and thirteen years ago my wife Lisa walked out of our marriage and into a new life with a…
For illustrative purposes only The last time I saw my ex-in-laws, they were crying beside the pizza section, begging me to visit their daughter in…
For illustrative purposes only I used to think the hardest part of loving someone was the late nights. My family’s restaurant has been my whole…
For illustrative purposes only Sunday dinners used to be background noise in my life—the kind you endure with a polite smile and a full plate.…
For illustrative purposes only Ten years ago, when I was nineteen, I learned the difference between losing a boyfriend and losing your place in a…
For illustrative purposes only I’m Stefan, twenty-nine, and I didn’t leave my fiancée because of one bartender. I left because the moment she said, “You…
For illustrative purposes only I’m Ethan Reed, twenty-nine, a single dad, and the kind of guy who can talk for ten minutes about exfoliating acids…
For illustrative purposes only I learned early that in our house, praise had a schedule, and my name wasn’t on it. My mom, Carol, liked…





