I'm dating... I know against medical advice here....
I've got 4 dates lined up next week.
I'm still a trainwreck but I'm out living my life and trying to come to terms with how things are these days.
And sadly, THIS ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ is very commonly what is found online dating (OLD). This is more often than not the norm - people who have no business dating, are not at all ready to date, and sometimes by their own admission, are a train wreck. I’ve said it before here, buyer beware, this is often what you will find OLD - the land of misfit toys. Sign me up for some of that... NOT.
Kit cat, I’d offer suggestions and some advice but clearly you’re just going to continue to do what you want regardless of the advice you receive or the detriment to yourself. So I can only wish you the best. For everyone else, the next time you’re about to get OLD remember all of the stories you’ve read here. Of course if you just want to hook up once or twice, it may all work out for you. Or you might be one of the 10% who actually find a LTR as they do happen as someone does win the lottery or raffle or football pool. The rest of us just fund it.
But I will own my crap that I need to work on --- and I am getting there.
I refuse to hide from my past.
I love every part of me... I love the part that stays late, comes in on my day off, gets up at 1am to look after my patients, I love that I'm creative and self sufficient, I love that I will drop everything for a true friend and vice versa, I love my quirky hobbies, I love how I'm always thinking about doing things for others, I love that I can accept my broken parts with the parts that are still exploring and finding meaning in this world. I love being up before the sun and walking through the woods alone in the dark to find that first ray of light as I hit the water's edge... I love how I refuse to the cover the windows so I can lay in bed and see the full moon reflecting from the blanket of snow.
