Surrender Was the Only Honest Thing That Week
Everything else was lies by omission. Only on my knees was I telling the truth about what I wanted.
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I Still Use Our Wedding Hashtag in Private Posts
Public account clean. Private alt has the hashtag and his face and comments from her that are not my business.
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Anonymous
I Still Have Two Phones
One for family group chats. One for him. The second one lives in a makeup bag I pretend is old samples.
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Anonymous
I Am the Other Man and I Know It
She keeps my contact as "Pharmacy." Her husband has allergies. I have guilt and Thursdays.
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Anonymous
I Tipped the Doorman to Lie
Fifty dollars every Thursday. "Package delivery." My husband never asks which package.
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I Googled His Wife Before the Third Date
I knew her coffee order from Instagram. I still met him at the hotel. I told myself knowledge was protection. It wasn't.
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Anonymous
I Said Yes Before I Knew What He'd Ask
Surrender started with a text: "Trust me tonight." I typed yes like autocorrect destiny.
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Anonymous
We Only Speak in a Language My Husband Doesn't Know
French from college. He's fluent. My husband thinks we're discussing wine regions at dinner parties.
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My Therapist Said Name the Feeling. I Said Him.
Forty dollars a copay to say out loud what my marriage already knew in silence.
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Anonymous
He Paid My Rent and I Hated How Easy It Was
Sugar daddy is an ugly phrase for a man who saw me struggling and offered a door with conditions.
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Anonymous
I Fake Sick on His Business Trip Days
Zoom camera off. Cough on Slack. Door unlocked by noon.
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