When two people part, the hardest part isn't the separation itself-it's adjusting to life without each other.

In an empty house, when you call out, there will no longer be anyone to answer.

But fortunately, time is the best painkiller.

One day, it will pass.

Richard was silent for a moment, then suddenly asked, "Does it really have to change?"

"What else? Richard, we're both going to start new lives. You will, and so will I."

I twisted the cap off the ...