When my college group chat stopped responding to my updates, I finally took the hint and muted it forever.

I buy a coffee at 8:15 AM every morning just to see the barista smile at me for three seconds.

I still love you more than I should, but I love my own peace of mind much more now.

I turned down a huge promotion because it would have required moving away from my family forever.

My husband thinks I’m an angel who saved us from bankruptcy. I’m the one who secretly spent $45,000 on luxury designer bags using his secondary business card.

My childhood treehouse finally collapsed last winter, and it felt like the last physical anchor of my youth was gone.

I know your favorite brand of coffee because I peeked at your desk trash can three years ago.

Everyone in my high school class is starting families while I am still trying to figure out my career path.

I act like I am completely unbothered by criticism, but a single harsh comment can ruin my entire week.

I know which of my friends is secretly attracted to my best friend and I have told them that it is not true.

I matched with my former boss’s ex-wife on a dating app. We had dinner last night, and hearing all the dirt on his home life was pure poetry.

I know your favorite song by heart because you played it during a road trip three years ago and I never stopped listening to it.

The chance to save ourselves from disaster was only given once and I took it without thinking twice.

I hate social gatherings so much that I draft elaborate medical emergencies in my head just to have an excuse to leave early.

I never got to say goodbye to my dog before moving across the country, and it still breaks my heart every night.