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I don't really know how to start this, so I'll just start from the beginning. My name is Jamie. I was born in a two bedroom apartment above a laundromat in a city that smells like rust and fast food grease. We were poor not tight budget poor, but sometimes the lights go off poor. And from the time I was maybe five years old, I knew I was not a boy. Not in the way I was supposed to be. My mom knew first because moms always know. She never made a big deal out of it. She'd quietly let me sit next to her while she got ready, hand me her lipstick like it was the most normal thing in the world. On my seventh birthday she bought me a purple skirt from a thrift store and hid it in a shoebox. For when you need it, she said. My dad found it once. He didn't yell he just went very quiet, which was somehow worse and threw it in the dumpster. My mom bought me another one the next week. She was the whole sky, I think you understand what I mean. She died when I was thirteen, ovarian c...

Me and my wife were both foster kids. We bounced around a lot, and we both struggled to plant our feet firmly on the ground when adulthood started. I think that may be the reason we were drawn to each other. We understood each other’s struggle. I met her at a fast food joint I worked at, and it was honestly like a fairy tale. I noticed that she would only come in when she knew I was working, and eventually I worked up the courage to offer more conversation than, “How may I take your order?” We began flirting, and over the course of a few weeks, I think we sort of just… fell for each other. I saw something in her that I’m pretty sure she saw in me too. We were like matching puzzle pieces. Her coming into that restaurant was the best thing that could’ve ever happened to me. She worked at a bowling alley across town, but when we began dating, we both kind of accelerated. It was like the thrill of finding each other drove us to strive to do better, not only for one another, but for oursel...

In the mid 90's with my TV writing career sputtering along, I worked as a bartender at a world class hotel in Beverly Hills. There were two shit shifts, Saturday and Sunday days, and they were mine. One Saturday morning I emerged from the back room holding a rack of glasses to find Lindsey Buckingham sitting at the bar. He ordered a beer and just sat there. He told me he was having work done to his house and that he was staying in the hotel for the weekend. He couldn't have been nicer. He talked about the band and the music; he ate lunch and read the newspaper. About 4:30 the bar started getting busy and he looked like he was feeling uncomfortable, but he stuck it out until the end of my shift. It was just a great day! After he paid the check and tipped me really well, he asked, "You here tomorrow?" And I would be. ​ After my shift I went to Amoeba Records and bought a copy of Tusk. ​ The next morning when I opened the bar, there was Lindsey Buckingham. We picked up ...

What's the worst case of cheating or infidelity you've personally experienced, witnessed, or heard about from someone close to you? It could be something shocking, heartbreaking, or just unbelievable. How did the person find out, and what happened afterward?

We all know that feeling at the start of the day when you interact with someone pleasant, when someone says something kind to you, and suddenly your whole day feels better. An hour doesn't go by without thinking about that moment or that person. No matter what you do or where you go, it's as if you're carrying a little aura above your head and everything seems to fall into place. Well, that's exactly how I feel whenever I interact with a plus-size woman—whether through conversation, a simple gesture, or even just a brief exchange of glances. No, I'm not weird. I'm not obsessed. I'm simply a normal guy who happens to be attracted to plus-size women. To me, they are my weakness. They are that ray of sunshine that brings a smile to my face and warmth to my heart for the rest of the day. I'm no different from any other man. The only difference is that I don't have preferences for blonde or brunette hair, curly or straight hair, blue, green, or brown eye...

My husband is the perfect man. Every woman I know has told me so. I just found out why. We met three years ago. He was everything. Attentive. Funny. Remembered the name of my childhood dog on the second date. My friends were almost annoyed at how good he was. "Nobody's that perfect," my best friend Kara said. I laughed. I should have listened. The wedding was beautiful. The house came next. A Victorian fixer upper in a small town two hours from the city. His idea. "We need space," he said. "Away from all the noise." I agreed. I was in love. I would have agreed to anything. The first year was good. He cooked. He cleaned. He left notes on my pillow. He planned surprise trips. He never raised his voice. He never forgot an anniversary or a birthday or a random Tuesday he'd declared "us day." My mother adored him. My coworkers envied me. Kara stopped warning me and started saying she wished she could find someone like him. I noticed the first...