Collins
Bemoaning the memory of
unreciprocated affection.
— Francis DiClemente
I love you and I’m leaving.
— Christine Stewart
Said no. Twice. When is yes?
— Lisa Brennan-Jobs
Went for milk,
never came back.
— Lindsay Freda
Well, my children still love me.
— Bill Shapiro
We kissed before
he was arrested.
— Melissa Jun Rowley
Sex. Three weeks
from Thursday, OK?
— Adam L. Penenberg
Happiness is a bed to
myself.
— Michelle Ponto
I kicked Romeo’s ass. The End.
— Lee Payne
After a divorce,
orgasms are possible.
— Becky Judge
Beloved’s face.
Like staring at God.
— Susan Dickman
He sees the me I don’t.
— Mary Catherine Hamelin
Concern with freedom became his
bondage.
— Teresa Lin
I have never been in love.
— Peter Blue
We can share secrets
and bras.
— Caroline Paul
eHarmony reject, Match.com failure,
unloveable me.
— Tammy L. Denton
Looked, liked, lusted,
loved, lost, lonely.
— Susan Hale
Gone. His child grows inside me.
— Veronica Keegan-Moore
“I don’t cheat.”
“You do now.”
— Christopher Sorrentino
Love, unreturned
is still worth
feeling.
— Lisa Stanton
Birthday cake one day late.
Forgiven.
— Tricia Callahan
It hurts even worse
in French.
— Derek Pollard
She married another guy.
Her loss.
— Will Allen
I love you but
fuck you.
— Dean Haspiel
Gave my heart;
lost a friend.
— Johan Dahlberg
Sixteen, forced to have
an abortion.
— Lynne Bailey
Loved him.
Hated her.
Now gay.
— Paul Wysocki
They all came
before they left.
— Scott O’Neil
She looked at me and ran.
— Matt LoGuercio
I am a goddess.
Please agree.
— Abiola Abrams
We “I do”-ed.
Then, he didn’t.
— Lisa Parrack
I was smitten, now I’m smote.
— Bobby Wynne
Much
married,
fourth time
is charmed.
— Erica Jong
Saw, meet, kiss,
live, share, betray.
— Chris Witko
She then turned,
laughed, and left.
— David Abutbul
She owns my heart, always will.
— Scott Lynn
Was a tramp;
now a feminist.
— Evelyn Sharenov
My sluggish laptop;
his archived porn.
— Lara Tupper
Slept with most of my friends.
— Lisa Haines
Couldn’t save him.
Thought I could.
— Jiffy Page
I want to flip my claddagh.
— Joann Wang
My marital advice?
Marry an orphan.
— Kristina Wright
Seventeen, already love
being the mistress.
— Molly Savage
Only feels right when it’s not.
— Mary Miller
It’s better when
you’re the celebrity.
— Lux Alptraum
Our song:
Pat Benetar’s
“We Belong.”
— Daniel Handler
We touch each other, 8500km apart.
— Michelle Yoon
Zooey Glass is my
only love.
— Beth Dunigan
Dogs remain
faithful,
husband off leash.
— Gail Reilly
He picked Jets over sex. Sigh.
— Paula Edgar
Best first date ever. Then, nothing.
— Tsia Christina Harris
Love is living
on Avenue D.
— Virginia Graham
My stockings looked better on him.
— Renee Guillory
Tomorrow, maybe, I’ll
sell the ring.
— Matt Tanner
My least favorite word is platonic.
— Nicole Bohn
Flicked my Bic;
busted my bubble.
— Bird E. Miller
In reunion dream,
you had hair.
— Sarah Bird
My self-esteem
died that day.
— Sandi Brown
I searched him on Google.
Nothing.
— Cybele O’Brien
He lied, I cried, love died.
— Jeanette Cheezum
Tired of hurting me, she said.
— John Sheffield
He was The One.
I wasn’t.
— Cathy Collinson
Wonder-filled, and
never a dull torment.
— Diane Ackerman
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