Beware Men Who Talk About Being A Hero.

They will let you down.

Photo by Humberto Portillo on Unsplash

I once knew a man who fantasized about surviving the end of the world. He had a plan. He knew where to go, how to fire a gun. He fancied himself a “real man.”

I knew a lot of such men, especially since I grew up in Texas. But when I was in an abusive relationship, these men disappeared. They didn’t want to get involved. It was “too…