October 20, 2015
Standing Up For My Values

I want to share a huge event that happened in my life a few years ago. This was a big turning point for me, I normally don't handle conflict this way. The man I was involved with increasingly brought up the issue of sex.  He became increasingly demanding about it, saying I wasn't fun anymore.

One day, I told him that he was single and free to do what he wanted. Clearly, I wasn't the girl for him. Soon after we parted ways, He called. He was trying to lure me in, with clues about traveling to Russia. I had been wanting to go to Russia for quite some time, but he never expressed an interest in going. I forced him to tell me what was going on. He immediately voiced that I would not like what he had to say. He simply told me he had "arranged" for a Russian bride. But...it wasn't too late for us.

I didn't even bother responding, simply hung up and never answered another call from him. Over the next few weeks he emailed and called repeatedly. I only listened to the first two messages, deleting the rest without listening. That was five years ago and I've never looked back.



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