Laitin Amanda

4. I used to make him pretend to be my dog. I made him wear a Dalmatian costume and named him Prudence. His “doghouse” was the hallway closet.

4. We have a heightened sense for a fake or insincere personality.

When I was dating my last significant other, if he didn’t want to take that public speaking class with me or try a new church, it literally never occurred to me to just go on my own and take that opportunity to meet some new people and explore a potential new interest. Now I do it all the time.

Before I graduated college, I had visions of myself taking a bath in money, repaying my student loans like I was paying off a parking ticket, and taking up professional wine tasting (it’s a thing) with all my newfound free time.