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My entire adult life, I have moved from relationship to relationship. I have been, without question, a serial monogamist. As a teenager, I truly believed that being alone was one of the worst things that could happen to a person. That belief followed me into adulthood. I threw myself into relationships completely, becoming whatever my… Read more
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What is one decision you made in the moment—without fully realizing it—that quietly changed the entire direction of your life? I have quite a few:– What if I had immediately told my mom about an abuser when I was 12 instead of keeping it a secret? – What if I’d done things differently and nurtured… Read more
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Leading up to my surgery and during my recovery, I put myself out there on Facebook Dating. I had three reasons for doing so. I know I don’t owe anyone an explanation for the choices I make in my life, but I wanted to give a little background and context anyway. First, I simply wanted… Read more
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If someone looked only at the statistics of my life, they might summarize it with a short sentence: three marriages, three divorces. Numbers are tidy that way. They flatten years of love, struggle, growth, and change into something that looks like 1 simple fact from the outside. But real relationships are not tidy. They are… Read more
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