I Choose to be Alone, not Lonely

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I feel the warmth of his body when I wake up and find myself spooned in with his. I wait for two minutes before I get up from bed to go about my day. It’s our 2-minute huggy-pie time when we can hold each other and feel the comfort of being there for each other. No words to exchange, just our time to hold and to cherish.

It’s been years since I felt that kind of warmth. Although I woke up many mornings to…