And without Dex in my life, I like to think I could have somehow found contentment. But the truth is, I feel freer with Dex than I ever did when I was single. I feel more myself with him than without. Maybe true love does that

A son is a son 'til he gets a wife, but a daughter is a daughter all her life.

He nods, as if to acknowledge that endings are almost always a little sad, even when there is something to look forward to on the other side.

It's simply human nature to have an occasional, fleeting interest in someone whom you once loved.

It's like when someone dies, the initial stages of grief seem to be the worst. But in some ways, it's sadder as time goes by and you consider how much they've missed in your life. In the world.

My name is Kirby Rose, and I'm adopted. I don't mean to make it sound like an AA confession, although sometimes that's how people take it, like it's something they should be supportive about. I just mean that they are two basic facts about me.

It always takes two. For relationships to work, for them to break apart, for them to be fixed.