Chapter 7: Annie“I’m not that straight.”
I thought I had essentially defeated this pattern in my life. After coming to terms with and spending a few years dealing with my own intimacy issues head-on, I was feeling pretty healthy, rather emotionally fit. I’d given up the pursuit of some fantasy woman I no longer believed existed. Acceptance of myself and my life circumstances exactly as they were was finally within reach. Still single, yes, but dare I say I was actually happy? At the very least, I was content. Things were going well for me; I learned and grew in unimaginable ways. Yes, I believed I was truly on my own road to a destiny unknown, and I was no longer afraid. I was excited.
I met the most amazing woman but didn’t yet know she was amazing. I could barely remember her name most
