It’s been a long time since I have dated someone exclusively. There were a surprising amount of dates, more than I even could have expected as I entered my healing saga.

But even as some stand on varied levels of friendship, and another I completely dismissed, I knew something. As uncomfortable being by myself is on a romantic level, this is also the time I needed to get other things in order.

For a long time, even with signs of attraction from others and more, I convinced myself that nothing solid would come my way during that developmental period.

Someone pleasantly proved me wrong, but I’ll leave it at that.

There’s always that time many go through where they are alone in the romantic realm. Not all of us can reframe it as one to develop and let the surprises come naturally. It’s harder when there are those of mutual interest who are states, or even time zones away from each other. But love always makes things work at the right time.

D.F.