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Most tv shows and movies will have you believing that someone's first heartbreak occurs around high school age... (Disclaimer: Of course there can be other non-romantic relationship related heartbreaks that occur in your life, and those are absolutely valid and painful and real as well. But this story is about breaking up with a partner.) I started dating this girl in September 2020. Our first date was perfect. Then a month later I asked her to be my girlfriend. In the months that followed we celebrated her birthday, Christmas, Valentine's Day. We held hands, went to the art museum, walked around the city. Every time we were together was another little memory. Another little piece of me being altered by being with this person whom I loved. Then she got a job 800 miles away. We decided to try long distance. A few days before she left I realized that it wasn't going to work between us. And we broke up. I'm 24 years old and going through my first heartbreak now. You need t...

 Happy 2021! We have arrived. (I know I'm late, just pretend?) I've been wanting to write another post here for a while, but I haven't been able to get around to it until now. So much has changed. The obvious, globally, which is COVID-19 impacting every facet of our lives, and the less obvious, personally, in my own life. Since May, I have completed another fall semester of college, part online and part in-person. I am beyond grateful to have been on campus, even a little bit, for a few classes last year. I was also able to achieve straight A's, which in this season has been extra difficult. I am proud of myself. January 19th was my first day back to class for the spring semester, and... it's much like it was 8 months ago. But despite how different and difficult things have been, I have hopes. But my biggest, most exciting change as of October 2020, is me being in my first official relationship. I'm cuffed y'all! On this day three years ago (2018!), I wrote ...