It really is. It's taken me a long time to come to this point. I repeated the same mistakes for years. It's probably why abusive men kept showing up in my life. I failed to learn the lesson, so the lesson repeated itself in different men.

Not this time. This time it's going to be far better and very different. I am on the lookout for red flags. I want to go slowly and take my time. I want to get to know someone's character before I commit to being someone's "girlfriend". And sleeping with someone for me does not equate to meaning we are suddenly boyfriend and girlfriend.

I am casually seeing someone now and I want to get to know him better. So far so good, but I am still wary and cautious.