Girl, that sounds great! So glad you stopped drinking the poison of bitterness and started getting comfortable with yourself. Now please delete that mental file of ex telling you you'd always be damaged goods, ok?
What I've found in my dating is that the more comfortable I am in my own skin, the more men adore me. Confidence is attractive. And honestly, I have NO interest in a guy who wants to change me or doesn't think I'm his dream girl.
I've had some weird dating adventures, for sure. Several Love Avoidant guys, some way too inappropriately young guys, a 4 year relationship with a guy who turned out to be bipolar and a somewhat sociopathic liar who was living a complete other life I knew nothing about.
But the one thing they ALL had in common was their deep appreciation for me, just as I am. After my ex who was never satisfied and always trying to "fix" me, it's been so refreshing to be with so many men who think I'm great as I am (And don't think I'm some super model or anything - I'm a cute, somewhat overweight middle aged woman with a nerdy brain, an adventurous spirit, a deep responsible streak, and a liking for men and their company.)
I always like to think of Auntie Mame - Life's a banquet and most poor beggars are starving to death.
