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I redownloaded Hinge the night after crying on the floor of my bathroom. Another date had ghosted, I felt like I was always too much or not enough. That same night, I found an article on The Modern Dater that changed everything...
We matched on Bumble while I was in Berlin on a work trip. We met twice, then I flew back to Chicago. We kept in touch every day. Three weeks in, I stumbled across an article on The Modern Dater about long-distance relationships that changed everything...
Divorce at 42 is like being thrown into a dating pool where everyone else knows how to swim. I stopped pretending to be okay and started telling the truth - even on dates. That vulnerability led me to Ana and a second chance at love...
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