Relationship Baggage and Why I’m Now 6 Foot Tall

Allow me to ramble a bit about relationship baggage, dating, and why it never gets easier.

I remember the good old days of dating. I was 19, open to meeting anyone for any reason, no expectations, and most of all, no baggage.

As life changes though, I found myself start adding more options to the dating profile.

• Smoker.
• Bisexual.
• Wants kids and marriage.
• Has children.
• Wants marriage, maybe more children.
• Has Crohn’s Disease.
• Divorced.
• Maybe wants marriage, but no more children.
• Polyamorous.
• Doesn’t want marriage or children.
• In a relationship.
• In 4 relationships.
• Single
• Wants something between living together and marriage, but no children.
• HSV2 positive.
• Wants anyone who isn’t afraid to touch me.

And on the other end, my tastes have narrowed. I feel a lot more judgmental about how other people come across. Am I still into BBW? Am I still into lots of sex? Am I still into “adventurous” people, or do I want to…