Matthew Fray

After an 18-month downward spiral of misery hallmarked by sexlessness, sleeping in separate bedrooms, and crying more than any middle-class…

If I’m hospitalized or incapacitated from a car accident or emergency health problem, my ex-wife will be the first person…

Person #1: “I love the way the red pomegranates, orange oranges and yellow bananas pop in this photo.” Person #2:…

I used to leave a drinking glass by the kitchen sink instead of putting it in the dishwasher, and then…

Let’s pretend I possess the world’s largest diamond collection. Because diamonds have high market value, I would be “worth” a…

After her husband died unexpectedly, the dirty socks and pants she used to find thrown on the bedroom floor became…

I was usually nicer to strangers than I was to my wife. People I didn’t know and would never see…

Couples struggle in relationships because they don’t know how to talk to each other. There are other reasons. But that’s…

Hey. I felt like writing to you, instead of another new version of the things I almost always write. I’m…

You and outside forces are engaged in a never-ending dance—working in harmony, or against each other—to motivate your spouse or…