A couple who have been dating a while, not married mature stories

A couple who have been dating a while, not married mature stories, ranked by readers

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   The Talent Show Confession

   I work at the Heritage Museum in town.

   Premium · Cadence of Hazel · Mature · 24 min · stockings and lingerie, a couple who have been dating a while, not married, playful and teasing

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   The Quiet End

   Three days on the road and I had her mouth on my mind the whole way, which is a dangerous thing when you're running a forty-foot trailer…

   Premium · Raven Beacon · Mature · 24 min · worn clothing and scent, matter-of-fact, bookstore or library

3. 03

   Last Call at the Rusty Anchor

   My name is Claude, I'm sixty-four years old, and I've been running the pharmacy on Harbor Street for eleven years now.

   Premium · Raven Beacon · Mature · 26 min · warm and nostalgic, body worship, a couple who have been dating a while, not married

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   The Foley Artist's Frequency

   The bus let me off on a stretch of road that had no business being a bus stop, just a post with a faded sign and a gravel shoulder already…

   Premium · Drift Diary · Mature · 26 min · leather, domestic routine, a couple who have been dating a while, not married

5. 05

   Hop and Sway

   The rope went with a crack you could feel in your teeth.

   Premium · Clover Lodge · Mature · 22 min · hair pulling and hair play, big event, a couple who have been dating a while, not married

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   The Curator's Choice

   I turned fifty-two on a Thursday, and that Friday night my boyfriend of three years asked me to pretend we had never met.

   Premium · The Fern Type · Mature · 24 min · breathless and eager, a couple who have been dating a while, not married, small town

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   The Fire Hall Bake-Off

   I almost dropped the cupcake tray twice on the way from the parking lot, and both times it was because I was too busy squinting through…

   Premium · Bay Chapter · Mature · 25 min · funny and chatty, stockings and lingerie, a couple who have been dating a while, not married

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   Oil and Early Light

   *This story came from a desire to write something tender and slow, set in a world of grease and hay where love finds its own quiet rhythm.

   Premium · Moss Harbor · Mature · 26 min · car garage, tender and slow, body worship

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   Through These Walls

   I came through the apartment door with both hands full of groceries and my elbow trying to work the deadbolt behind me, which is a skill I…

   Premium · Moss Harbor · Mature · 24 min · tender and slow, size difference, city apartment

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    The Cider Mill Mix-Up

    My name is Hanna, I'm fifty-four years old, and I have a problem.

    Premium · Hollow Grammar · Mature · 24 min · rural farm, warm and nostalgic, oil and massage

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    Late Shift Love

    The hallways are quiet at seven.

    Premium · Midnight Witness · Mature · 22 min · tender and slow, a couple who have been dating a while, not married, school staff

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    Swim Through the Night

    I'm Margot.

    Premium · River Atlas · Mature · 23 min · tender and slow, size difference, a couple who have been dating a while, not married