marriage
Marriage is not so much a word as it is a sentence–a life sentence.
This Question Really Hurts
I was not going to write about this because it is one of those subjects I find too painful to talk about. However, I've decided to take the courage to talk about it, because I feel my feelings on the topic need to be expressed.
By Carol Ann Townendabout 13 hours ago in Humans
The Vow
Why Our Second Wedding Was Better Than Our First THE VOW THAT SHATTERED 💔 On our wedding day in 2009 I stood across from my husband Thomas in a church filled with two hundred and fifty guests and spoke vows that I meant with every atom of my being: I promise to love you in sickness and in health, for richer or poorer, for better or worse, forsaking all others until death do us part, and I believed with the absolute certainty of a twenty-six-year-old who had never been tested that these vows were not aspirational but descriptive, that they captured who I already was rather than who I would need to become, and that the love I felt standing in that church in that dress with that man looking at me like I was the center of his universe would sustain itself automatically through whatever challenges life presented because love in my twenty-six-year-old understanding was a feeling that once established was permanent and self-maintaining rather than a practice that required daily cultivation and that could wither from neglect as surely as a garden untended 💍
By The Curious Writerabout 13 hours ago in Humans
The Text
How Three Words on a Screen Ended Everything THE NOTIFICATION THAT CHANGED EVERYTHING 🔔 Jennifer Mitchell was loading the dishwasher on a Sunday evening in October when her husband David's phone buzzed on the kitchen counter and the notification preview displayed three words from a contact saved as "Work - Mike" that read "I miss you" followed by a heart emoji, and in the approximately two seconds it took for Jennifer's eyes to register the notification and her brain to process its implications, twenty-two years of marriage, three children, a house they had built together, and an entire shared life that she believed was fundamentally solid despite the normal stresses and distances of long-term partnership collapsed into a single devastating realization that the man she had trusted completely had been lying to her about something fundamental, and the specific pain of that moment was not anger or sadness but rather the sickening vertigo of discovering that the ground you have been standing on does not actually exist, that the reality you inhabited was a performance maintained by someone who was simultaneously living a different reality that you knew nothing about 💔😱
By The Curious Writera day ago in Humans
Drinking Beer by a River
Isn’t that why we live here, to drink beer beside rivers, take walks in the woods, have deliciously decadent sex outdoors, dance to live music, eat fresh and local, climb mountains and swim in lakes and rivers, enjoy cocktails on porches and in gardens, drive to the beach?
By Harper Lewis2 days ago in Humans
Scorpio Woman & Aries Man Compatibility Score. AI-Generated.
The pairing between a Scorpio woman and an Aries man is anything but dull. This relationship is intense, magnetic, and often filled with emotional highs and passionate exchanges. While their differences can create friction, they also form the foundation of a deeply transformative bond. When handled with maturity, this duo can build a powerful and lasting connection.
By Inspire and Fun3 days ago in Humans
AI as a Reflective Surface
Much of the confusion surrounding artificial intelligence comes from treating it as an agent rather than a surface. When people speak about AI “doing the thinking,” “creating the ideas,” or “speaking for someone,” they are often projecting agency onto a system that does not possess intention, belief, or understanding. This projection obscures what is actually happening in many real-world uses. In those cases, AI is not acting as a source of meaning, but as a surface that reflects, redirects, and reshapes what is already present.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Humans
Why Saying Less Makes Words Feel More Valuable
There is a widely held belief that words gain value through scarcity. When someone speaks rarely, their statements are treated as weightier, more deliberate, and more worth attending to. When someone speaks often, their words are assumed to be interchangeable, disposable, or less carefully considered. This intuition is not entirely wrong, but it is frequently misapplied. Scarcity does affect perception, but perception is not the same as truth, and rarity is not the same as meaning.
By Peter Thwing - Host of the FST Podcast4 days ago in Humans
Why Most Lottery Winners Lose It All
Winning the lottery feels like the ultimate dream: instant wealth, freedom from financial stress, and the ability to live life on your own terms. But behind the headlines of oversized checks and champagne celebrations lies a surprising truth—many lottery winners end up broke, sometimes within just a few years.
By AnthonyBTV8 days ago in Humans
Libra Woman and Pisces Man Compatibility Score. AI-Generated.
The pairing of a Libra woman and a Pisces man is often described as magical, emotional, and deeply romantic. This is a union where imagination meets elegance, and empathy blends with charm. While they come from different elements—Air (Libra) and Water (Pisces)—their shared love for harmony, beauty, and emotional connection creates a strong and meaningful bond.
By Inspire and Fun9 days ago in Humans
