I don’t care if it sounds corny but to love and be loved back and not having to second-guess where you stand in someone’s life is such a warm and safe feeling. A feeling that I thought I would finally be able to experience myself in my current relationship after spending 10 years in a previous relationship where the only thing I felt was insecure and inadequate.

But things don’t usually happen the way I want them to. Feelings that are common for a girl to experience are merely fairy tales for me and the problem is fairy tales don’t come true. It’s the other stories, the ones that are dark and stormy, and the nightmares that always seem to turn into reality.

So you warned me that your career and other commitments might take up most of your time such that you won’t be able to give me the…