Secrets, secrets.

If communication is key, why do so many people struggle with it?

Secrets, secrets are no fun. Secrets, secrets hurt someone.

Remember in my introductory post the part about sucking at things? Yeah. Communication was on the list. Communicating at work to my employees, employers, or peers was a breeze. Communicating to my partner? Not so much. But why?

Vulnerability. The downfall of being perceived as a strong person is exposing your vulnerable side. My stubborn ass refused to ever look weak.

I hit my thirties and stopped caring about optics as much. After my divorce (yes, these posts bounce around the timeline of my life), I decided to throw red flags and be completely open about who I am and what’s going through my mind.

…And it ran off all of my prospective suitors from dating apps. Except for one extremely unexpected one. Good riddance. (To be continued…)