It was a Tuesday evening and the late-October sky was quickly turning dark. I was leaving work when my phone buzzed. Christina: I’m feeling... frisky. Coffee? I looked down and laughed. I quickly responded, asking for an address. I then let her know that I was on my way. Twenty minutes later, I walked into a quaint independent coffee shop tucked between a bookstore and a wine bar. I went to the counter and ordered a latte...

Kathryn and I had been married for five months. This was our first Christmas together. My previous wife passed away unexpectedly a decade ago. After several years of mourning, I decided I should start dating. A mutual friend introduced me to Kathryn. Despite living three hours away, we agreed to meet. The chemistry was off the charts. Things moved fast. We were married four months later. Kathryn’s job required significant...

It was a quiet Friday evening. Ryan thought he had the house to himself. His wife, Sarah, was away for the weekend with some friends from college. Wine tastings, a yoga workshop, and three days of girl time. He hadn’t expected another living soul until Sunday evening, which is why he was sprawled across the couch, clothes discarded on the floor, laptop on the edge of the coffee table. Sarah had left earlier that day, her...