Kim and I have been married for ten wonderful years. We were friends for a few years before we became lovers, and I think that made all the difference. We knew and liked each other before we ever got intimate. When we finally let ourselves go and made love for the first time it was life-changing. It was also the moment I knew, and she agrees that she knew, we were soul mates. Our marriage was one of open honesty, and that...

Dan Abbie was trying her best to be a good friend and distract me from my heavy heart, but I wasn’t feeling very romantic at the moment. She led me to the bedroom and made me lie down on my stomach while she gently massaged me. She heard the sob I tried to stifle, and I felt her body rest on my back and her lips on my cheek. “Please don’t be sad, Dan. We need to believe in Kim because she will come home to us. I know she...