The following stories are selected

stories from this book.

“Six-Word Memoirs on Love &

Heartbreak contains hundreds of
personal stories about the
pinnacles and pitfalls of romance.
These insightful slivers of
passion, pain, and connection
capture every shade of love and
loss—six words at a time.”
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Seven days turned into

forty-six years.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Lost a lover; gained a

lawyer.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Met girl, moved abroad,

she followed.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

My stockings looked
better on him.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Mr. Wrong introduced

me to Right.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

War destroyed his heart

and mine.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s less tall but more

sane.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I thought we had more

time.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

You holding my hair, me

puking.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Cuddling in bed, she

said good-bye.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Found love at forty-six.

Who knew?
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Tomorrow, maybe, I’ll

sell the ring.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

In his smile I saw

forever.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

What once were two,

are one.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He sees the me I don’t.

 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Now I hate hearing that

song.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Lucky me. I found the

one.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Married for sex;

divorced for politics.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s velcro, I’m teflon...

Love endures!
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Got the ring. Mailed it

back.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Somehow I even love

his snoring.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

The one for me married

him.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

She owns my heart,

always will.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Two people. Twelve

years. One divorce.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Will government ever

let us marry?
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Waiting to forget your

name again.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He always stirs my
chocolate milk.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He is married. I am not.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He had nothing. Gave

me everything.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Love. Lost. Cried. Raged.

Chocolate. Next.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Love has healed my

many wounds.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

My mother warned me
about you.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

No closet could hide

this love.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Not him again! said my

mother.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s dumb but lifts

heavy stuff.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Good as friends,
disaster as lovers.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Hired me. Fired me.

Married me.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He told me he was
single.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He died. I lived. You

came.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Found soul mate.

Became cell mate.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Butterflies still kicking

after ten years.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

His fists loved me. He

didn’t.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Not always perfect.

But so worthwhile.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He preferred buddies.
Buddy preferred me.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

It’s worth it, despite

your mother.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

We kissed before he
was arrested.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Loved. Lost. Loved

again. Worth it.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Waited out cancer; you

said bye.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Kissed many frogs.

Finally found prince.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Tried men. Tried women.

Like cats.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Love, unreturned is still

worth feeling.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He was “our” dog. Not

anymore.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Wanted a wife. Got a

cat.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

She called. Friend

answered. Lost both.
The following stories have been written by
my students, who study 2º Bachillerato at
IES Hermógenes Rodríguez in Herencia,
Ciudad Real.

They used the stories from the book as

inspiration to create their own. Their
imagination, sensitivity, and emotions are
priceless. I was totally flabbergasted by
their contributions, which they created in
no more than 10 minutes.

Thank you for letting me share your

stories, and thank you for being a part of
my memories.

“A teacher. Her students. Everlasting

fondness.”
Sara.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

First love. First boxing

match lost.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Unexpected smiles with

serendipity’s gentle
touch.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Burned the love like

his cigars.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

My little sister misses

your company.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I shouldn’t have
answered his text.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s less dumb than I

thought.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Thanks Cupid for your

wonderful gift.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Lights out and still

seeing you.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Her eyes are my daily

coffee.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Five minutes with her

are magic.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

My dog will always

love you.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Four days. Big lie.

Hope left.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Too late, but better

than never.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I love her more than

chocolate.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

An entire world in a
hug.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

After that party our

love ended.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

With you, the world is

perfect.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Fearing to feel we’ll

regret forever.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Rowed against
current; current
reconciled us.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

My favorite place: at
her side.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s cotton candy;

sweetens my life.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He went away; my
depression arrived.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Love’s a boomerang. It
always returns.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Let time pass

watching us laugh.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Summer love is like

ice cream.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Still trying pass

through your street.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Butterflies have
returned to fly here.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He rebuilt what he
didn’t break.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Whatever. Whenever.
However. Always
with you.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Love, this time, was

not enough.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

She should have said

“no” then.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Her smell is my
favorite one.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Fighting hard we fell in

love.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Not even a week he

cheated.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Thank God you came

to Spain.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Loved you. You loved

you too.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

People were wrong. I

love him.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I’ve preferred to write

my story.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Lov’. Acronym for

“level of violence”.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He’s the lyrics to my

melody.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

He always helps me
study philosophy.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Smell like him after

his hug.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Such beautiful things

don’t always last.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

You are my favourite

life philosophy.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

With watery eyes

thinking about us.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

It was nice while it

lasted.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I still remember the

first time.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Now I can’t remember

your laugh.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

You are my sun in

darkness.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Never saying “I hate

love” again.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Preferred risk to the

“what if...”
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

I was Nike. She wore

Adidas.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

It’s not sadness; it is

disappointment.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

Sometimes there are

no more “times”.
 SIX-WORD MEMOIRS
on love & heartbreak

What a plot twist you

were.