A Kindred Spirit Entered My Life but I Just Couldn’t Hold On to Him

A personal essay about the one that got away, and how he helped me grow.

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I always was a pushover for a man with dreads. Up until recently, I thought it was just because natural looking dreads look sexy on a man. But in the midst of writing a hair shaming story to share with Medium readers, I had a…