“I was supposed to start with a quarter of a pill, once a day, and work my way up.”
Chicago and Boston | 2005 to 2007 | By ESTHER GREENWOOD

Editor’s note | Dec. 7, 2007 | By ELIZABETH ARMSTRONG MOORE

“I hacked into his e-mail. It was masochistic, but I read everything. Plural. Affairs.”
Toronto, Ontario | 1970s to 2004 | By LEANNE GOWDY

“This high-priced, elegant restaurant is half empty, and the long white tablecloths reach the floor.”
Mexico City, Mexico | 2006 | By SUSAN RANDOLPH

“My whole body was frozen in shock. Bob. My Bob was sitting at a table with a blonde woman.”
Long Island, New York | October 2004 | By DREW VanARTHUR

“I’m home when the phone call comes, 7 p.m. that Saturday, when I slump into my bedroom.”
California | Summer of 1996 | By LEE HALE

“We stood and kissed, with the rain still battering the windows. He said my face tasted salty, which made me cry all over again.”
Luxembourg | 1994 | By SONIA DAY

“Yeah, I know, starting an affair at a convention is so cliché. But it happened.”
Pennsylvania, Virginia and Maryland | April 2005 to present | By P.G. RAVEN

“He grabbed me by the shoulders and glared at me, and then he kissed me, hard and long. It was like he did it against his will.”
Oregon | 2003 | By KARI HUTCHISON

#1: Sweet, Sex(less) Teen | By M.I. CLUBB
#2: Prude and Prejudice | By SARA WHITFORD