Sharon awoke from a deep overnight slumber, her eyes blinking at the stripes of sunlight streaming through the barely open blinds of their Bahamas resort suite. She reached her hand across the bed where her husband, Jack, had slept at her side. She was in a very relaxed state and was feeling like sex with her husband of twenty years would be a perfect start to her day! They were celebrating their anniversary in the tropic...

Susan could not contain her smile as she sat in the passenger seat of their family SUV, her husband Ted driving over the Vincent Thomas Bridge, the sight of the gleaming cruise ship docked at the Port of Los Angeles before them, floating on glimmering water. “I can’t believe we’re doing this,” she beamed as she grabbed Ted’s hand, grinning broadly while she looked adoringly at her husband of thirteen years. She reflected...

It was another minimum day at school, the final bell ringing just after lunch. By the time students cleared out, teachers had a few uninterrupted hours to catch up, prep, or, in Rachel’s case: lie. She had told Brad she was heading to the same colleague’s house for a rare afternoon “yoga flow” session. He barely blinked, offering to pick up their boys from soccer, and even reminding her to bring her mat. But her mat staye...