Colt
The first time I saw Wren Palmer, I knew she was the woman for me. Even now, she wants a divorce, but I’m going to get us back together.

When our daughter’s principal alerts us to ongoing issues at school, we know as parents it’s our job to make things work—no matter our history.

But can you blame me if I see this as an opportunity to fix our family? When Wren left, it blindsided me, and now I am going to show her that when she left, the door stayed open. We’ve just been waiting for her to walk back through.

I won her heart once, I can do it again … Because this is it for me. She’s the only one. Even when I try and move on, I can’t. My heart has and will always belong to Wren.

Wren
I never thought at 28 I’d be divorced, but here I am. Now my daughters spend every other weekend with their dad, and I’m left picking up the pieces of my heart.

The last few years have put a distance between Colt and me. And with distance came resentment. Before long, what started out as small annoyances became full-on fights.

With two beautiful little girls to consider, divorce felt like the best thing for them. Except, it turns out—it’s not. When a series of events forces us to spend more time together, it’s easy to fall back into our old rhythm, and for a few weeks, we feel like a unit again.

But the problems we had before the divorce haven’t suddenly evaporated, and I have to remember that. It doesn’t matter how good his lips feel against mine … How much I missed his body … We have baggage that won’t unpack itself unless we’re willing to.

Is there hope that our every other weekend can go back to every single day?

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