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RomCom Date- The Finale

I'm going to talk about this date for the rest of my life, Bryan.

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Jill Krause
Sep 13, 2022
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Sometimes I feel like I haven’t changed and grown enough over the last year. It’s easy to believe the lies my brain tells me about never being able to break free from my own limitations. But then, almost always right on time, the universe sends me a beautiful reminder that just because my wings feel fragile doesn’t mean I’m still a gooey mess of a caterpillar.

The dates I’d gone on between graduating PHP and meeting Bryan often made me angry at myself. They made me feel things I didn’t want to- sadness over Jay leaving me, questioning my choice to leave my marriage, exhausted from constantly having to regulate my nervous system that so desperately wanted to finally feel peace.

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