Anger and apology

Shouting, saying sorry, and doing it again. These letters are about the things we say to the people we love, and why feeling bad afterwards so rarely changes what happens next time.

Ink drawing of a bundle of letters tied with string, beside a photograph and a handwritten page

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Other topics: Money in a marriage · Endings and letting go

Too awkward to ask a friend?

Write it to me instead. Your friends know you too well, and your family has a stake in the answer. I don’t. I’ll answer your letter on Why We Took It Personally, with your name and details changed.

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