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When he left me, he cried.

—
Ella Cristina

 

 

Jim slept here; so did Carlos.

—
Gloria Palazzo

 

 

The one for me married him.

—
Francis McEvoy

 

 

Waited out cancer;

you said bye.

—
Joe Carlson

 

 

Found my ex-husband on Craigslist. Twice.

—
Yin Shin

 

 

Car went kaput. So did he.

—
Lori Romero

 

 

My partner in sin

found God.

—
Marie D’Avignon

 

 

Moved in. No ring. Moved out.

—
Melissa Lafsky

 

 

Will always follow you.

On Twitter.

—
Mircea Lungu

 

 

I never said I wanted this.

—
Melchor Sahagun

 

 

He wrote songs for me. Sigh.

—
Pamela Des Barres

 

 

He impregnated her instead.

Bullet dodged.

—
Judith Edelman

 

 

One diamond necklace later,

I’m single.

—
Michael Collins

 

 

Singles ad, double wide, triple bypass.

—
Ray Overfield

 

 

Left my bed to marry her.

—
LoraMarie Mitchell

 

 

Last encounter:

crowded nightclub.

Ran away.

—
Tom Dolby

 

 

He’s off heroin and crack—

yay!

—
Tricia Boczkowski

 

 

The medication made him feel numb.

—
Tori Turner

 

 

She said she

liked my penis.

—
Chip Rowe

 

 

Siren wooed.

Sailor swooned.

Man overboard!

—
Jim Ruland

 

 

Stalked him until he

married me!

—
Tiffany Mesquite

 

 

Soulmate found in grade nine gym.

—
Amy Leask

 

 

You holding my

hair, me puking.

—
Diana Greiner

 

 

I’m not marrying for

love twice.

—
Lisa Baron

 

 

Reclaimed maiden name after

every divorce.

—
Victoria Martin

 

 

Married by

Elvis,

divorced by

Friday.

—
G. M. Rouse

 

 

For the children, I remain his.

—
Gisele Phipps

 

 

May/December…the

best of seasons.

—
Julie Howe

 

 

Arranged marriage

now sounding pretty good.

—
Saleem Reshamwala

 

 

First college sweethearts,

now happily married.

—
Jason Pinter

 

 

This crazy dream

I lived died.

—
Julian Rubinstein

 

 

Around the world in

eighty guys.

—
K. C. Sanders

 

 

If it’s limping,

shoot it dead.

—
Lesley Blum

 

 

We belly laugh every

single day.

—
Michelle Ottey

 

 

Where’s the love? he asked,

confused.

—
Jessica Yu

 

 

Baseball is much better

without you.

—
Nicole Phillips

 

 

Smooches cause

bruises

but also

papooses.

—
David Nadelberg

 

 

Once cute stubble,

now scraggly beard.

—
Debra Thurston

 

 

Obsession with garlic unhelpful,

I’ve learned.

—
Nathaniel Rich

 

 

Happy enough…was her

tentative reply.

—
Salli Hollenzer

 

 

He’s less tall but more sane.

—
Stephanie Losee

 

 

They both hated wide ruled

paper.

—
Scarborough Fairchild

 

 

We met on Halloween. No costumes.

—
Dani Shapiro

 

 

I thought we had more time.

—
Joe Hill

 

 

Single by chance;

mother by choice.

—
Chanda Gunn

 

 

SWM hemophiliac seeks

SWF knife thrower.

—
Allen Jones

 

 

My life’s accomplishments?

Sanity, and you.

—
Elizabeth Gilbert

 

 

Cuddling in bed, she said

good-bye.

—
Christopher Warren

 

 

People can’t want what they

want.

—
Dr. Drew Pinsky

 

 

And his relationship status

said “Married.”

—
Genevieve Donaldson

 

 

Only once. It was a doozy.

—
Marc Mondfrans

 

 

Where he is, I am home.

—
Julia Evans

 

 

Marriage is annual contract,

renew wisely.

—
Kristi James

 

 

Surprise! Her affairs turn

husband on.

—
Laurie Simpkinson

 

 

Bachelor visits

library, books wife

(nonfiction).

—
Michael Perry

 

 

I always take love frivolously

serious.

—
Xaviera Hollander