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Heart Affairs

@heart-affairs

articles: 85
total claps: 22,418
top claps: 7,705
avg read: 3.7 min
paywalled: 62
active: 2023-02-22 → 2026-09-27

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💑 · Relationships · 84 PSY · Psychology · 29 🚀 · Self Improvement · 15 PSY · Mental Health & Psychiatry · 12 ✊ · Equality & Identity · 11 🧠 · Mental Wellness · 10 ✍️ · Writing & Creative · 7 SOC · Sociology & Politics · 5

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#relationships ·63 #love ·39 #marriage ·26 #divorce ·18 #dating ·16 #psychology ·15 #life-lessons ·14 #self-improvement ·14 #relationships-love-dating ·13 #life ·12

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DA Dave Of All Styles · Heart Affairs

I Overheard The Conversation That Ended My 30 Year Marriage

Or Why I hate the Super Bowl.

Aug 29, 2025 · 2 min read · 7,705 claps paywalled #divorce #heart-affair #life

I Overheard The Conversation That Ended My 30 Year Marriage

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

Best Marriage Advice From a 92-year-Old and a Survivor of a Gray Divorce

My own marriage failed, but it wasn’t because I didn’t follow my Dad’s advice

Nov 05, 2025 · 2 min read · 1,804 claps paywalled #marriage #divorce #wisdom

Best Marriage Advice From a 92-year-Old and a Survivor of a Gray Divorce

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

Dude Refuses to Pay for a Dinner Date After Realizing Sex Is Not on the Dessert Menu

We are in the midst of a loser male epidemic.

Jun 04, 2026 · 3 min read · 968 claps paywalled #dating #sexuality #relationships

Dude Refuses to Pay for a Dinner Date After Realizing Sex Is Not on the Dessert Menu

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DA Dave Of All Styles · Heart Affairs

Her Last Great Love and His Cats

Love After 60 and Strange Bedfellows.

Jul 04, 2026 · 5 min read · 951 claps paywalled #love #heartbreak #fiction

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

What Love Looks Like After Forever

After a thirty-year marriage ended, I discovered that love didn’t disappear. It simply became quieter, steadier, and easier to recognize.

Jul 03, 2026 · 2 min read · 769 claps paywalled #relationships #marriage #divorce

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Only Time I Saw My Husband Get Angry Was Because of This

A hard road with good lessons

Oct 07, 2025 · 2 min read · 483 claps paywalled #divorce #marriage #anger

The Only Time I Saw My Husband Get Angry Was Because of This

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

What Happened After My Ex Slammed the Door to My Lonely Apartment?

It was a sound I will never forget.

Sep 23, 2025 · 2 min read · 408 claps paywalled #divorce #heart-affair #loneliness

What Happened After My Ex Slammed the Door to My Lonely Apartment?

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

Three Things I learned About Myself Through Polyamory

How my open marriage changed the way I look at love

Oct 06, 2025 · 2 min read · 404 claps paywalled #polyamory #marriage #open-marriage

Three Things I learned About Myself Through Polyamory

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MI Michelle Zunter · Heart Affairs

The Orgasm Gap: Why I Don’t Think Sex Without an Orgasm Can Be Considered “Good Sex” for Women

Or is it?

Jun 11, 2026 · 4 min read · 403 claps paywalled #women #relationships #sex

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

My Three Words of Advice for a Marriage that Lasts*

If you want to stay together forever, stay together forever

Sep 28, 2025 · 2 min read · 358 claps paywalled #marriage #divorce #relationships

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Day My Suitors Met

A gynecological surgery, two online matches, and one very confused mother.

Jun 06, 2026 · 4 min read · 350 claps paywalled #dating #divorce #humor

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Kind of Asshole That Doesn’t Leave

How divorce led to the most unexpected — and reliable — travel companion of my life.

Jul 16, 2026 · 2 min read · 319 claps paywalled #relationships #divorce #travel

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

Manosphere Men Are Increasingly Getting Divorced by Their Wives, and the Irony Is Comical

FAFO.

May 29, 2026 · 3 min read · 313 claps paywalled #relationships #divorce #feminism

Manosphere Men Are Increasingly Getting Divorced by Their Wives, and the Irony Is Comical

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Relief You’ll Feel When You Stop Trying To Save Your Marriage

Choosing peace over persistence.

Oct 17, 2025 · 3 min read · 295 claps paywalled #marriage #divorce #denial

The Relief You’ll Feel When You Stop Trying To Save Your Marriage

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LO Love, Unfiltered · Heart Affairs

You Are Not Too Much — You’ve Just Been Pouring Yourself Into Spaces Too Small to Hold You

The problem was never your size. It was always the container.

Jul 09, 2026 · 5 min read · 290 claps #relationships #relationships-love-dating #self-improvement

You Are Not Too Much — You’ve Just Been Pouring Yourself Into Spaces Too Small to Hold You

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

I Traded My Creepy Ex-Husband For an Automaton and I’m Happier

We found a special antique on our last anniversary trip.

Oct 24, 2025 · 5 min read · 282 claps paywalled #divorce #marriage #antique

I Traded My Creepy Ex-Husband For an Automaton and I’m Happier

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DA Dave Of All Styles · Heart Affairs

How My Divorce Forced Me To Face My Own Flaws

Despite everything, I could have done better.

Sep 30, 2025 · 2 min read · 276 claps paywalled #heart-affair #sex #divorce

How My Divorce Forced Me To Face My Own Flaws

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Degree I Never Wanted

Nobody hands you a syllabus for dating after a thirty-year marriage. Mine arrived one disappointment at a time.

Jul 07, 2026 · 2 min read · 272 claps paywalled #relationships #dating #divorce

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KA ☽Karlee Alyssa🦋 · Heart Affairs

Tell Me Again, That I’m Yours — Part VII: The Morning After the Dream That Lives in My Body

A poetic look at longing, body-memory, and the ache that follows you into the morning.

Dec 09, 2025 · 2 min read · 271 claps paywalled #romance #love #dreams

Tell Me Again, That I’m Yours — Part VII: The Morning After the Dream That Lives in My Body

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

Two Confessions

One came when there was nothing left to lose. The other came before someone new had a chance to love him.

Jul 13, 2026 · 2 min read · 270 claps paywalled #addiction #marriage #divorce

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VI Victoria Ponte · Heart Affairs

The Skis

A Christmas gift for a future neither of us could see.

Sep 27, 2026 · 2 min read · 243 claps paywalled #marriage #disability #relationships

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TE Tee Mugayi · Heart Affairs

This Is Why I Refuse to Go Easy on Men

The evidence is irrefutable: compared to women, we take the cake on being bad.

Jun 25, 2026 · 3 min read · 242 claps paywalled #relationships #feminism #sexism

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JE Jenn M. Wilson · Heart Affairs

I’m Mistrusting of My Wonderful and Loving Relationship

I’m going to ruin it. I just know it.

Jun 20, 2026 · 8 min read · 233 claps paywalled #love #self-improvement #psychology

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AY Aysun Mete · Heart Affairs

The Pressure No One Talks About: Being Loved Only When You Give

Over time, I began to notice something subtle but deeply uncomfortable:

Feb 26, 2026 · 3 min read · 232 claps paywalled #relationships #healing #personal-development

The Pressure No One Talks About: Being Loved Only When You Give

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LO Love, Unfiltered · Heart Affairs

The Uncomfortable Reason Why Some People Can Never Fully Commit

We say we want love. But watch what we actually do — and a different story emerges entirely.

Jul 13, 2026 · 5 min read · 230 claps #relationships #relationships-love-dating #love