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1 " There is more than just infidelity here. Marissa’s cheating is a symptom, not the source of their fundamental breakdown. "
― , The Golden Couple
2 " Grief is a shape-shifter, it defies logic, sneaking up on you when you least expect it and leaving you empty-handed and hollow when you go searching for it. "
3 " Grief isn’t linear, it isn’t logical. There’s no structure or civility to it. It grabs you when you least expect it and it digs in its nails until you succumb. "
4 " Time is a chameleon. It's ever changing, cannily adapting to circumstances. It stretches out some tiny moments for an eternity. Then it shifts course and swallows up whole days, years even, as if they never existed. It's as slippery and elusive as water running through the cracks in a tightly cupped hand. "
5 " Grief isn’t linear. It isn’t logical. There’s no structure or civility to it; it grabs you when you least expect it and digs in its nails until you succumb. "
6 " I don’t want to give him up, but neither do I want to lead him on. He deserves more than I can offer right now. "
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8 " An uneasy mind is difficult to quiet. "
9 " Grief is a shape-shifter. It defies logic, sneaking up on you when you least expect it and leaving you empty-handed and hollowed out when you go searching for it. "
10 " That’s an Instagram post. Give me something real.” Marissa flinches. In those few words, Avery has cut to the core of what their marriage has become: curated moments served up in public, while in private the emptiness between them slowly expands. "
11 " Tell me about one of your favorite moments together, Marissa.” There are so many for Marissa to choose from, whole albums of memories. She selects one of the glossy snapshots: “Just last year, Matthew and I were invited to a black-tie dinner at the Kennedy Center. It was magical. We hired a car and driver and danced all night. He looked so handsome. It was because of his work on behalf of the World Wildlife Fund that we went—” Avery cuts her off. “That’s an Instagram post. Give me something real.” Marissa flinches. In those few words, Avery has cut to the core of what their marriage has become: curated moments served up in public, while in private the emptiness between them slowly expands. "
12 " Matthew hasn’t seemed bothered that their conversations have become more about to-do lists than ideas or feelings, or that their hands no longer find each other during long drives, entwining atop the gearshift. "
13 " Sometimes, we need to look at our lives from a different angle to recognize the dysfunction and damage certain relationships are causing. "
14 " Insomnia can grip us for many reasons: stress, guilt, fear, and rage are among them. An uneasy mind is difficult to quiet. "
15 " I’m a sucker for dogs, especially ones such as Romeo, who no longer have any reason to trust humans, but continue to do so. "
16 " doorknob and test it. The lock is still engaged. I twist a "
