A lot of my friends, however, were beginning to settle down and I started to feel like something was wrong with me for not being able to even fathom doing the same.
That’s not to say I wasn’t happy with where I was: I loved my work and I loved the woman I had become.
Tom was a nice man who seemed to take a liking to me quite quickly. Like many men of similar ilk, Tom could be aggressive about acquiring things he wanted. Before I knew it, I was being sucked into his vortex.
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Even though we’re equal partners in our marriage, it’s important for me to maintain my own identity, career and finances. “No matter what,” my grandma always said, “have your own money.”
In a span of a lifetime, my relationship with Tom was a mere blip. But, it serves as a constant reminder of a time when I didn’t recognize myself, and that didn’t feel very good.
