Leggo my Ego
Recently, I was contacted by a high school friend regarding a relationship she's in that's leaving her feeling vulnerable and unfulfilled. She had read my post on marriage and was reaching out for more understanding of my relationship philosophy. Those of you who have had the privilege of knowing me since my early to mid-twenties will also know of my horrible, terrible, no good very bad relationship with a dude named, well...Let's call him D-bag. I know you'd know of him because in those years of my life I was consumed by this relationship and had a difficult time discussing much else. In fact, I would argue that I had become an entirely different person whilst attempting to fit his fantastic mold. He was handsome and charming and oh yeah, how could I forget, a complete sociopath! He cheated and lied and made me feel trapped in a very toxic world of make-ups and break-ups for three years. I made a fool of myself in public...more than once. I l...