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In Sweden, where my father’s family is from, there is a concept called sambo. It is a word that means, loosely, partner, but more specifically it means to live or be together before or, importantly, instead of marriage. In Scandinavian culture, this is a very typical lifestyle choice. It’s so…

I’m like a lot of other people who daydreamed at a young age about what their life partner would be like. But no amount of contemplation could have fully prepared me for life with the person I chose — he’s an identical triplet.Sharing life experiences with two other humans who…

At 19, I had the shocking discovery that not only did I have a different name when I was born, but that I was adopted from Colombia.When I was adopted, my birth name was immediately changed, and after years of fighting tooth and nail to fit in with my family,…