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April 11, 2019
Grinnell, Iowa
Ramsey sat on the edge of the bed. He looked over at Paige who was still sleeping. The late afternoon sun filtered through the latticed window. He was confused and his head swirled with thoughts and regrets of ending up in bed with Paige.
Since the night she broke off their relationship, he had experienced five long-distance romances, all of them lasting less than three months. His moodiness had destroyed every romantic encounter he started. Then, four years ago, he had decided that the effort to make an honest and growing commitment to a partner was no longer possible. He believed his experience in Peru had left him permanently unable to develop the intimacy necessary to be close to another person as a lover, friend, and husband. He had decided his wor
