Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.

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“Past Tense” by Francine R. Romano

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Nausea. As if I had left a boat trip three steps behind me. Two seconds of a little mental confusion. I need to sit on the bed and analyze the topography of the room. It is foolish to expect happy endings to breed only among themselves and dominate the species. Good heavens...! Where am I going with this denial? The lines start to scribble around outlining the unfamiliarity of that scene. Linen sheets, brown flannel curtains, a slightly musty oak smell were concealed within those two seconds. However, it was the silence that hit me most hars...

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“On her own” by Martin Cambridge

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She woke up, in the middle of the night. She slowly reached out her hand to his side of the bed. His side was empty, and cold. I want to wake up and feel his warmth, and listen to his slow, regular breathing. Now there is silence, horrible, cold silence. I had hoped it was just a bad dream, but now I know it really has happened, and that I am now truly on my own. He used to say that rest is almost as good as sleep, so at least lying awake now will not make me feel too tired in the morning. He used t...

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“Chess, perfume and bad lungs” by Dorotėja Gedvilaitė

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I guess you could call us cheezy if you like, that's how he would describe everything from the very begging of our relationship to the point where we actually got married. Valentine's day gifts - cringe, random gifts showing affection and love - unnecessary expences. I have no idea how we actually worked together so well, me being a hopeless romantic and him a realist. We would have never even met if not for the chess, old perfume and my bad lungs. It was one of those worm September nights where you are already back in school but the timetab...

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“Until We Meet Again” by Faye Goodwin

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I was sixteen, and you were seventeen. It could only, ever, have ended in tragedy. I will never forget the day we met, though it is many lifetimes ago. We were so young—that is how I will always think of us, as being young. The first time we spoke, I was struck with the inimitable certainty of some force, some great preternatural movement, having brought us together. We were pulled towards each other like planets to their stars. Like tides to their moon. It was like the crawl of continents, suddenly meeting in an inevitable slide, crashin...

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“Beverly Clair” by Margaret Viano

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When I turned sixteen, I had recently gotten a waiter job at Ruby Rose's Diner. The diner was a small building with a vintage look. It had a flashing sign that said EAT in illuminated reddish letters. If I had the choice, I would never had wanted to work there, but my parents strictly enforced that I stay busy over the summer. I had many great qualities; muscular build, wide smile, brown skin, most of the girls in my school had crushes on me, but my biggest flaw was my laziness. My next door neighbor, Mr. Macintosh owned Ruby Rose's he off...

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“Blind Love” by Robin Ruark

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Blind Love Love is such a strange phenomenon. Love can be so many things, this little 4 letter word. Dreadful and exhilarating, scary, hopeless, easy, hard, complicated and amazing are just some of the words to describe a love that you have experienced. Is it even possible to include the descriptor of forever in this thing called love? The county fair was in July and as usual, it was a sticky and steamy evening. The air was heavy with the smell of cotton candy ...

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“A Tale as Old as Time” by Rion Abrams

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It’s 5:45pm, “She will be here in 15 minutes, God, I hope she isn’t late,” George anxiously looks at his watch, pulling the curtain from the window, to see an empty driveway. “What if she is late? I hope she isn’t late,” George whispers to himself as he heads to the kitchen to check the cornish hens baking in the oven. “almost done.” He says as he shuts the oven door. He glances at himself in the mirror hanging on the wall, as he heads back to the dining room, to anxiously check the table setting one more time. Adjusting the color ...

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“Remember” by Jenni Ferris

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Remember Written by Jennifer Ferris "I wrote you a poem – you're not allowed to laugh!" She sat down next to him on the grass, tucked her legs under her and opened the piece of paper. Her eyes trailed over the lines and she shook her head, smiling. "Alright, so it's not very good poem, rhyming is hard. I'll just leave it here for you. " She placed the paper beside her, tucked her hair behind her ears, a nervous habit of hers and then smiled a small smile as she opened a second piece of paper. "I actually wrote you a letter. I wasn't ...

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“Memories” by Tommy Aitch

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57 years. That’s how long they’ve been together. Still as madly in love as they were when they first set eyes on each other. The alarm went off at 7am, and they would get ready to go to Reggie’s diner for breakfast. “Hun, have you seen my blue tie?” “It’s hanging up in my wardrobe, after you left it lying on the floor last week.” “Thanks, babe.” They would always dress up when popping out, whatever the occasion. Truth be told, every day was an occasion to them. They were so much in love, they never wanted t...

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“The Goldfinch who loved” by Sapna Amin

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The first time Harrison's wandering eyes landed upon Mae, she was climbing a sycamore tree wearing a dress the color of a dove. However, one could hardly tell what shade of white it was because the Earth had made its mark on her by covering her garb with fresh mud from the previous day's rain. Her focused eyes fixated on the branch beside a nest full of hungry, chirping baby birds. Though occupied with his sketches, Harrison glanced over at her ever so often. At the time, he would have said it was to make sure she hadn't fallen or st...

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“Death Will Not Do Us Part” by Hussein Founouni

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19-year-old Joseph had many passions in life. The university freshman made the best of living on the shores of the Mediterranean by fishing during the winters and diving during the summers, and doing both in between those seasons. His high school best friends, all three of them, were accepted to universities in the same city – that guaranteed remaining inseparable. They all went clubbing together and pretty much spent all their time at the same places. He, however, was the shy one when it came to girls although he did not look it and neither...

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“A Tale as Old as Time” by Bee ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎

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To whom this letter falls upon, a story of love between two souls is told and remembered through this letter. It is a tale told as old as time, a tale of fear and innate love that is profound and terrifying. I realized I have a habit of always saying things with an intent. An intent to hurt, to bring joy, or bring the words to life, watching it resonate in you and become something you can’t stop thinking of at night. I’ve realized that, most things I’ve said always had a double edged sword, I either wanted to hurt them or it ended up hurti...

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“HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE?” by Adele Maree

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HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE?She’s always had love in her life, Chelsea thought, as she sat staring into the nothingness of her bedroom wall. She had a love for music, singing, creating, animals and hanging out with friends. But that was common love, not the kind that could break her heart, made her act goofy, or kept her up at night because she couldn’t keep herself from picturing a future with a particular person. It wasn’t until much later though that this would become part of her life, when she actually stumbled across the person that would bec...

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“At sixty-eight” by Tara R

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Every day I look at my husband, and I’m painfully aware: I’ve lost some part of him to the new presence in our marriage. Although he can drive, go grocery shopping, help clean a 4-bedroom house every week, and prepare dahl or sabzi every morning, there does not seem to be enough life in him. His legs have thinned, the bones more prominent than the skin. His back pains at least twice a week, while the knee pains only miss a day here and there. He tires easily in his efforts at taking care of me and executing the duties of the male of the ho...

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“Coveralls and Sweet Love” by Patti McQuillen

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One line started a courtship of true love for the ages. "By the way, you're wearing his coveralls." A community theater director said this to my grandmother Dorothy after she showed up in her best Sunday outfit, ready to build sets. He told her to change into spare coveralls in the back. Then he introduced her to my grandfather Sherman. Sixty-two years of life, love, and family followed their wedding on Nov 13, 1948. My grandmother entered Heaven on March 10, 2011. My grandfather joined her there on November 20, 2016. A few times a yea...

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Write a love story about an older couple who’ve been together since they were teenagers.

Submissions are closed

✍️ 168 stories

“Past Tense” by Francine R. Romano

“On her own” by Martin Cambridge

“Chess, perfume and bad lungs” by Dorotėja Gedvilaitė

“Until We Meet Again” by Faye Goodwin

“Beverly Clair” by Margaret Viano

“Blind Love” by Robin Ruark

“A Tale as Old as Time” by Rion Abrams

“Remember” by Jenni Ferris

“Memories” by Tommy Aitch

“The Goldfinch who loved” by Sapna Amin

“Death Will Not Do Us Part” by Hussein Founouni

“A Tale as Old as Time” by Bee ‏‏‎ ‎‏‏‎ ‎

“HOW DO YOU SPELL LOVE?” by Adele Maree

“At sixty-eight” by Tara R

“Coveralls and Sweet Love” by Patti McQuillen

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Write about two people reconnecting after a rough patch in their relationship.

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Write about someone asking out an old crush, only to realize their crush doesn’t remember they’ve ever met before.

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