Relationship Stories – Short Stories

You Complete Me by Adele Evershed

Posted on October 28, 2023November 26, 2023 by Every Writer

The year before, she was like the last prom dress left hanging on the rail, a bit sad but still hopeful. Then he walked into her life, all clichéd–tall, dark, and handsome

Delivery by Denis Bell

Posted on March 1, 2019May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

“It came out positive.”

“You’re kidding!”

It would seem so. The news was surprising to Ruth because Sandra was old. Not Betty White old, but easily old enough to be Ruth’s mom.

“What did Jim say?”

Disclosure optional by Keith Nunes

Posted on August 16, 2017May 6, 2024 by Every Writer

A middle-aged guy in a dark jacket and a patterned shirt sitting at a bar, a woman of a similar age in a deep purple dress walks over and sits next to him.

After He Cheated by Angela Carlton

Posted on August 12, 2013June 1, 2019 by Every Writer

At first she felt free, after her husband cheated. Oddly, Vivian found herself walking through a local park in the July heat without a bra on. She simply didn’t give a damn about attire now with her stringy hair and puffy eyes. Above her in the branches of a thick oak tree, she spotted a vibrant red cardinal.

Sweet Vengeance by Spandna Chokhani

Posted on July 6, 2012October 28, 2017 by Every Writer

I gave my paw one final lick and pressed my nose against the glass. The mangy canine ?I refuse to bestow the dignity of a name on a creature with no sense of personal boundaries or personal hygiene? was, as usual, outside digging in the yard. It was about time, I strained my ears for the unmistakable sound of our human’s footsteps.