I couldn't text when he's out of the country so I sent H. a birthday email wishing him a good day today. No "love, M." at the end. No mention of the fact that I'm not there and he's not here. No "I miss you". No talk of the future or mention of him coming back next week. It was hard, as are so many other things now, but it's one less thing to think about, I guess.


M - 34
H - 36
Together 10 years
Married 4 years
BD - March, 2014