All relationships have their place. I, like many of my peers, have experienced sneaky links, a couple of situationships, and a committed relationship. It's just about being honest with yourself and seeing what you can handle. Growing up, I didn’t see healthy relationships. My parents divorced and moved on to other partners when I was young. I remember my dad dating a salsa-obsessed blonde who was not too fond of me and tried to hustle my dad. My mom remarried quickly. Unfortunately, he had a Jheri curl. He wasn’t around a lot and later, my friends confessed to me that they thought he was just my uncle or something. I say all of this is to say that the relationships you see as a child have an effect on you because they are your first demonstrations of romantic love. A lot of what we saw, we have to unlearn. I used to ask the wrong people for the right type of love. I thought if I made myself nice enough, pretty enough, and small enough that I’d receive that love. I thought if I...
