You’re not alone. Here’s what other hearts have shared.
“The Empty Chair at Dinner”
Submitted by M.L.
“It’s been 3 years since my dad passed, but I still set a plate for him at dinner. My kids think it’s silly, but it’s the only way I know how to keep him close. When I finally stopped putting that plate down last month, I cried like I lost him all over again.”
“I Didn’t Even Like the House”
Submitted by J.T.
“We fought for years over that stupid little house. It was falling apart, and we couldn’t afford the repairs. When the bank took it, I thought I’d feel relief. Instead, I stood on the porch one last time and realized it wasn’t the walls I loved — it was the life we had inside them.”
“The Box in the Closet”
Submitted by R.S.
“I have a box in my closet with my son’s baby clothes. He’s 16 now, taller than me, barely says good morning. Sometimes when he’s at school, I open that box just to remember the days when he needed me for everything.”
“When My Best Friend Became a Stranger”
Submitted by A.K.
“One day we were planning our futures together, the next she was walking past me like I never existed. No fight, no explanation. People talk about heartbreak like it’s only romantic — but losing your best friend feels like losing the language you spoke your whole life.”
“The Sound of the Key Turning”
Submitted by L.F.
“When my husband left, the hardest part wasn’t the arguments or the silence. It was the sound of his key turning in the door for the last time. I hear it in my dreams, and every morning when I wake up, I still hope it’s him.”