Atheists Who Kneel and Pray

by Tarryn Fisher

“In the beginning of relationships, things are exciting. The sex is new, and the touches are new. You’re addicted to everything about the other person because it’s all fresh and untainted. Then monotony kicks in, the fighting about stupid things and the very same thing you found exciting becomes…irritating. Boring.”

Facts

Men had a thing for female vulnerability. They wanted to be their hero.

Fact: I liked him more every day. Usually the more time I spent with someone the less I liked them.

She didn’t work the same way other women did. Other women had dials, knobs; nothing was labeled. Yara had only one switch and it was either Off or On.

“The people who love you will work with your shortcomings, not against them.”

I’ve always been the one in power just because I cared less—or let’s be honest—pretended to.