This one is going behind the paywall, because there is NEWS and TENDER PERSONAL things and other REASONS to CAPITALIZE.

A lesson I keep learning and re-learning is that good things don’t have to be hard.

I learned this when I fell in love with Scott, after years of putting up with subpar boyfriends (why did I rename this guy “Mark,” in that essay? His name was PAUL, and he SUCKED. I am really feeling ALL-CAPS today). Scott and I became friends, and