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

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“Matthew's Smile” by Sam Goodman

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Matthew was the first person that I laid eyes on when I walked through the rusty doors of my new high school. My father worked for Blockbuster and he was sent around the country to help open new stores. Sometimes he went by himself and other times we piled the whole family into the trusty station wagon and went with him. This time we left behind the warm Florida beaches and travelled across the country to Oregon. I didn’t know a single soul and I certainly did not like the rain that constantly seeped into my bones. Matthew had blonde, cu...

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“Ice Cream ” by Michelle Padilla

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“Vanessa, darling,” called out Benjamin Moore to his wife. She didn’t answer. Where can she be? He thought. The only sound in the house was the chime of the old oak clock, its golden pendulum swinging inside its glass box. The air still smelled like oatmeal and raisin cookies from yesterday’s baking, although their grandchildren had eaten the whole pan. Benjamin opened the back door, admiring the back garden through the mosquito net. There between a tomato plant and a ceramic vase knelt Vanessa, her withered hands dirty from the soft d...

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“Pillow Talk” by A Mehendale

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“Rumour has it Sir Rodney is no longer the only man to grace Miss Abigail’s chambers.” The Earl of Carlisle hums, noncommittally. He rolls one shoulder and continues to undress for the night. Across the bed, his wife, the Countess, arches a single, plucked brow, and continues. “Rumour also has it, that of all the heads she turns as she walks, yours is the neck that twists most.” Carlisle seats himself on the edge of the bed. His voice is even when he answers, smooth and just barely amused. “Is that so?” he asks, and now i...

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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

“Matthew's Smile” by Sam Goodman

“Ice Cream ” by Michelle Padilla

“Pillow Talk” by A Mehendale

🌟 Similar prompts

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

Write about a first date that surprises both people, but in different ways.

Start your story with one character setting up a romantic dinner, and end it with them looking at a framed wedding photo.

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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