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The Seven Year Itch
The seven-year itch is real. It doesn’t always land at exactly seven years, and men don’t always have flings with Marilyn Monroe, but the principle is true. The theory is that after about 7 or 8 or 9...
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Baby Blue
I went into all this infertility stuff with a wide-open heart. N and I had just gotten back together after being separated for a year, and – being more in love than ever – I felt armed and ready for …...
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Un(en)titled
I don’t deserve this. I don’t deserve my infertility or the years I spent struggling with the most complex grief I’ve ever known. God knows, there are worse tragedies in the world, but there’s...
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Donor Down
Our donor fell through. A woman who I’ve been thinking about for weeks and whom I’ve been affectionately calling #4889 has left us. The clinic gave us two reasons. The first was that they discovered...
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My Biological Clock Has One Hand Clapping. Sometimes.
So, I got caught in an undertow of grief the other day. I could try to defend myself by saying that I freaked out because my estrogen level is 2500 instead of the normal 150, but I’d rather just accept...
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Quotable Quotes: Sunday Morning Pillow Talk
Sometime between dawn and bagels… Me: I know we aren’t supposed to, but I think we should have sex. N: Don’t write checks your pussy can’t cash. Me: Fair enough. Want to do a crossword? N: Sure. This...
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O, Me of Little Faith
My parents got married in 1970 and divorced in 1980. Then they got remarried in 1990 and divorced again in 2008. And then last year, they got re-remarried. This time it’s different, though. This time...
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