learning to breathe

I acknowledge that my decision may not be for everyone and that people that take 6 months or on the flip-side, more than a year after ending an unhealthy relationship before dating again can still grow and heal too. Everyone has to choose what is best for them. I want to state that before I share why being intentionally single for a full year was best for me. Like 100% single for a full year consistently. No talking stages, no flings, zip, zilch. Nada. Just truly, single single. Which to be honest, isn’t something I’ve done since 2018. So here goes “10 things I’ve learned from being intentionally single for a full year”: 1.) You will feel in your gut when you’re looking to be distracted instead of for companionship.       This was something I realized very quickly after attempting to get back out there and went on a couple dates only 3 months after walking away from an unhealthy relationship. The guys I went out or chatted with were all perfectly nice but I felt like...