Duguid met an intriguing Welshman while out and about
Fully intending to take a break from relentless and often exhausting dating apps for a few weeks, I made a plan to “date myself”. Dating myself means early nights, movies, healthy food, books and general self-care in the form of all things nourishing – including a new exercise regime involving weightlifting (see below). I’ve had moments of feeling deeply overwhelmed recently.
It feels like grief, grief at losing the life I assumed I’d always have – a husband, two kids, a dog, a secure family home. So called simple things – nothing to do with money or fancy holidays, just the bare-bones basics. The lack of security and facing the unknown territories of divorce scratches at my throat in the middle of the night, sending me into a mind-bending spiral so violent, I sometimes find it difficult to breathe