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HereByForce: How was your Christmas? Did your kids have fun?
I smiled at the message. I couldn’t remember the last time I had so much hope for my future. Between my new friendship with Goldie and dipping my toe back into a world that involved the opposite s*x, I was feeling good.
MyFriendsMadeMeDoThis: They had a really good Christmas. And they surprised me with a gift that I love.
HBF: They sound like good kids.
MFMMDT: They’re the best. How was your Christmas?
HBF: Good. Spent time with friends and worked. Pretty typical for me.
MFMMDT: Work is how we pay the bills. Do you enjoy your job?
I was starting to like him. After almost two months of talking online, we’d definitely built a friendship. Most men would have wanted s*x by this point, but this guy hadn’t even asked if we c
