On Intentionality
On Intentionality I recently dated a man who seemed, at first glance, amazing. Perfect. Too good to be true. He was tall, handsome, intelligent, shared my passion for reading, traveling, baking, maintaining a healthy lifestyle, and he, too, was a parent of three teenagers. During our very first conversation, he cheered, “let’s Brady Bunch the shit out of this!” I laughed, and secretly thought, "Hell yeah!" We messaged, talked on the phone and got to know one another at great length for nearly a month before our schedules aligned to meet in person. Despite the long wait - perhaps because of it - I'd never been so excited about a first date! Not trying to get ahead of myself, he was the type of man I could really see myself falling for, a man with whom I could see myself building a life. And from everything he told me, I thought he felt the same way. Or, at least, I thought that was the goal. Then, just a few days before we were to finally meet, he did...