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My Response to: "What have you been putting off doing? Why?"

Daily writing promptWhat have you been putting off doing? Why?View all responses I’ve been putting off doing as much homework as I could. A few times this week, I’ve stressed out about school because while I love my family enough to drop what I’m doing to help them with important things, I still worry about school because it’s still important. My wife does a lot to take care of our family. She…

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Ch.3: The 2nd Healthiest Relationship I've Ever Had

The people you date really do influence the kind of person you end up marrying. After Rebecca, there was Juniper. My relationship with Juniper was easily one of the healthiest and happiest ones I ever had, in high school and afterwards. I don’t remember exactly how we met, probably through mutual friends, but Juniper and I hit it off almost instantly. We dated for about a year, minus a…

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Ch.2: Older-Me Cringes When I Look Back at Younger-Me

After what happened with Nikki, my mom told me I wasn’t mature enough to be in a relationship. Looking back, I know she was right. I was still in high school, for God’s sake. I know not even I could convince younger-me to swallow my pride and take her advice. Mormons aged 12-17 have a chance to attend church dances every once in a while. Like I mentioned in the previous chapter, dances are a…

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Ch.1, My First Kiss and the Start of the "3-Month Curse"

Around the time I started liking girls, my dad gave me some advice that I’ve never forgotten. He said, “You can love a million different girls. But there’s only a handful you can spend the rest of your life with.” That’s honestly some pretty solid advice, way better than anything I’ve seen or heard from my friends’ parents or on TV. I’ve been described as a hopeless romantic for as long as I can…

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Prologue

What you’re about to see isn’t me trying to brag. It’s, hopefully, a chance for you to avoid making the same mistakes I made. I’ve been engaged to seven different women, including my wife and ex-wife. It would’ve been more. And cumulatively, I have never spent more than $50 on rings. It may shock you to know I’ve only met one other person in my life who has been engaged seven times, and they’re…