This Is Us

My Boyfriend’s Family Was Not a Replacement for My Own

I still want to fill that void, but I’ve accepted it may not happen

Dani Fleischer
Human Parts
Published in
6 min readNov 12, 2020

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Cheerful family toasting drinks.
Photo: Klaus Vedfelt/Getty Images

A few weeks ago, my boyfriend Kevin had a fight with his sister. Not something you’d think would send me spiraling into an emotional breakdown. Well, allow me to introduce myself then: I’m Dani, and sometimes I lose…

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