It starts like every good brunch — a warm table, a coffee in hand, and someone asking, “So… how are you really?”

These are the stories that come after that question.
The kind you tell between bites of avocado toast and long sips of oat lattes — about love that almost was, friendships that faded, the loneliness of reinvention, and the joy of finally feeling seen.

Welcome to the emotional side of The Brunch.