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The date went well. That is the part that keeps you up. It was not awkward. There were no silences

You have watched it happen three times now. Someone with less experience than you gets the role. Someone who joined

There is a particular kind of pain that does not have a name. The closeness was never gone — it

You cough, and a tiny whitish lump lands in your hand — and the smell is unmistakable. If you have

Somewhere along the way, you stopped believing you were lovable. Not because someone told you that explicitly, but because you

It starts small. A subtle shift. Your partner used to kiss you without thinking, and now they turn their head

You get an invitation to a party, a friend’s dinner, a gathering you would normally enjoy. And instead of saying

The moment arrives. You are close to someone — a date going well, a partner leaning in, that charged pause

You do everything you are supposed to. You brush twice a day. You floss. Maybe you scrape your tongue and

You are brushing one morning, or catching your reflection in a photo, and something stops you. Your teeth look a