I deleted my POF profile and told him I wasn't able to date him at this time bc I needed to take care of me. Not in that order.

Thank you, you guys.

There's a true story, I think, of a tiger who was in a cage for a very long time, and she paced back and forth in it, bc she wanted to be free. One day, her keepers built her a much larger habitat, so she could roam free. But it was too late. She kept pacing in that one spot where the cage had been. Maybe thats where she was most comfortable. But I don't want that to be me. I keep thinking about this story and how our life actions, can really, be like the tiger pacing, even when we are free.

Yeah, I think that guy may have been a jerk. His texts and his voice did not match up. Seemed quite different. And he was saying some strange things on the phone that seemed critical of me. F that. He seemed sort of hostile about certain things that didn't need anger, but also he was trying to please me, and seemed like he was lying.

Once again, online dating is done. I'm done with online dating. I need to fill my life with things that bring me much joy. I know I will encounter weirdos and hurtful people. But I don't need to surround myself with them in my inner circle.