Philosophers have always wrestled with how love can be so morally important, yet so personal and even arbitrary.

Needing to tell people the wedding is off is hard. Respond in a way that does not make your loved one feel worse.

By force of her imagination and skill, Emily Dickinson could take the measure of solitude, opprobrium and even damnation.

No matter how long ago the damage happened, it’s never too late to reframe the story and consider forgiveness.