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

My neighbor tried to steal my catering recipe and claim it as her own for the neighborhood potluck. I gave her the recipe, but left out the two most vital ingredients.

My grandmother gave me her antique jewelry box, and I discovered it was filled with old movie theater ticket stubs.

I rejected a counter-offer from my toxic employer because no amount of money could make me stay another year.

I told my landlord I have one cat. I have three cats and a dog.

My parents think I am happily married, but we have been sleeping in separate bedrooms for the last three years.

I let a stray cat into my garage during a freezing storm, fed it for a week, and then dropped it off at a shelter without telling anyone.

I change the radio station whenever love songs play because they always make me think of your smile.

I sabotaged my own promotion application because I was too terrified of the leadership responsibilities.

I matched with my boss’s husband on a discreet location-based app. He offered to pay my rent if I kept it quiet, and I haven’t said no yet.

My boss thinks I’m working from home on Mondays. I’m actually at the day spa getting massages while responding to emails from my phone.

I pretend to be happy for you while secretly feeling like you are stealing something from me.

A neighbor keeps parking over the line into my designated spot, so I started leaving polite notes written in glitter gel pen.

I watch reality TV shows with my family but I pretend to be watching something else during the commercial.

A driver cut me off and refused to let me merge, so I matched his exact speed in the adjacent lane for five miles.