We Don’t Know Each Other Very Well, But Is It Okay If I Tell You Everything About Me?

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The divorce was hard. It was like all of the sudden my childhood ended and I started to see my parents as these very real, flawed people. I don’t think my relationship with either one of them ever really recovered. Umm, wow! I’m sorry! It’s not like me to open up like that, but you’re easy to confide in. I know that we just met, but you seem like the kind of person that I could talk to without ever asking any questions in return, which is exactly what I need in my life right now.

Speaking of my life, it’s been a total mess lately. Ever since Gabriel and I split on account of the whole “fake engagement” thing. Bleh! Whatever! I told Gabriel’s mom that we were basically engaged, not like legit engaged-engaged. Isn’t it just like Gabriel to blow something like that out of proportion? Oh right, you don’t know Gabriel because you don’t know me. Well, I think you could tell a little bit about me based on my tapas order. Do I seem like the kind of person who would lie about an engagement? I’ll answer for you. I’m not.

Truthfully, things with Gabriel weren’t all that magical before the whole engagement drama. He desperately wanted kids and I think children are gross. No offense if you have kids or anything. I’ll never know! When I told my mom that I didn’t want children, she got…