Leisa and I had dinner last week, and I tried to articulate how I've been feeling lately. "I'm preparing to move across the country by myself for the third time. I have to pack. I have to get rid of stuff. I have to budget. I have to figure out how my stuff is getting to Phoenix, and who's going to help me move my furniture. I have to figure out the logistics of an 8 week road trip. I have to say goodbye to my family and and friends and city I love. I'm feeling very much alone in all this. And it's not that I want someone to take care of everything for me..." "But you're asking yourself, 'Where's my f-ing partner?'" Leisa finished. "It's a 'Where's my f-ing partner?'" moment. And that's the perfect way to say it. I don't need someone to take care of me. But it would be so nice to be in this with someone else. Even if I was still handling all the logistics and planning on my own, it would be
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