Sept. 28, 2026, 5:00 a.m. ET | As part of a series marking 175 years of eyewitness journalism, Times Opinion asked writers to revisit previously published guest essays. In 2015, Curtis Sittenfeld wrote about marriage after the Supreme Court’s decision to legalize same-sex unions. Below, she annotates her original essay. Curtis Sittenfeld’s novels include “Romantic Comedy,” “Rodham” and “Prep.” You can listen to her divorce song playlist below.