I Don’t Want to Be Afraid

I spent so much of my life in fear…I didn’t want to live like that, anymore

Photo by Toni Oprea on Unsplash

One of the biggest points of contention in my last relationship was that my partner insisted on carrying a loaded gun with him wherever he went — to the grocery store, to the movie theater, on a romantic date. Everywhere. He did it legally — he had a license to carry a concealed weapon — but I…