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insecurity and self-uncertainty ran further than my desire to

lose weight. He needed so much time to understand himself,
so much time to learn to love himself; that which I believe I

lacked patience for.

One of my big things in a relationship, any
relationship is to feel understood. As cheesy as it sounds, I
think that’s what most people want to feel. We want to feel
loved in a way that we don’t even know exists, and to this
day, I’m really not sure if it does. Little baby Raegan didn’t
believe that, though. I demanded someone who didn’t even
understand himself, to not just attempt, but to fully wrap
his head around everything I was as a moody teenager. I
demanded for someone who didn’t love themselves, to
love every inch of me. Though Alex tried, (maybe even
succeeded, who knows), I didn’t feel like it. The same went
the other way, it was hard to keep up with myself changing so

much, never mind Alex

Now that’s the “wegafive” side of things. Let’s get to the good

shit.

watched him take a T-shot to the thigh in his bathroom.

Thankfully, today I am still able to call Alex one of
my best friends, and as gross as it may sound, he might as
well be my brother at this point. We truly are the unicorns
of people going from lovers to friends, but hey, it works for
us! He is truly one of my greatest inspirations, and I owe so

much of my life to him.

I guess the moral of the story is: don’t be afraid of

change in others, and don’t be afraid of change in yourself.

Happy growing!

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