Straight Talk Blog
By Kristin Kalbli The character Ted Lasso is, in my opinion, a delightful pop sage of our times, and one of his most impactful platitudes is undoubtedly, “be curious,...
By Kristin Kalbli At OurPath, we know that when June rolls around each year, many straight spouses struggle. It’s not news that June is internationally celebrated as LGBT+ Pride...
By Ellen Koretz Ah, pronouns, those vexatious little words. English lacks a widely-accepted gender-neutral singular pronoun, although it sure could use one. My former spouse – now, there’s a...
By Kelly Wilkins “At least your partner left you for someone of the same gender. That’s got to be better, right?” “I needed to have gay sex to confirm...
By Anonymous As a psychology major, I learned about the stages of grief — denial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance — but I thought they only affected those experiencing...
By Anonymous Husband I sit here thinking, “is my life over? Why did this have to happen?” I met this person and I thought I was her everything. I...
By Kristin Kalbli I’ve never been too fussed about Valentine’s Day. When I was married to a closeted gay man, he wrote me the obligatory card, and maybe we...
By Kelly Wilkins “You know, you’re going to have to forgive him soon. You won’t be able to live with yourself otherwise.” I know this person meant well. I...
By Kristin Kalbli “After all, sex isn’t everything.” At various times throughout my 12-year marriage to a closeted gay man, I found myself saying those exact words: sex isn’t...
