I want to find a girlfriend, but I realize that I need to work on improving myself first.
I started seeing a therapist last year to unravel some of the problems in my life that have been reverberating since childhood.
It was a huge relief to work through some of this trauma, especially me witnessing the dysfunctional relationship between my parents. It doesn’t exactly give a young child a healthy model for a marriage or partnership. But after seeing the therapist weekly for the last year, I feel like I’m finally getting relief after all of these years and I’m excited to open up for someone new. However, I realized that there was one other aspect of my life needing improvement that I was ignoring. Although I wouldn’t necessarily call myself “fat,” I could definitely benefit from losing 10 to 20 pounds. That’s why I joined a local gym. I made a list of all the health and fitness centers in my city and called around until I found a gym that offers month to month membership contracts. I cannot fathom signing a year-long contract to a gym that I might only use for a few months to lose some weight. I’m happy with the gym I selected, but it’s always busy. I was surprised to learn that some of the busiest places in the gym are the two steam rooms. Both the men’s and women’s locker rooms have a steam room inside. I tried to use the steam room the other day, but there were so many people inside that there was no room to sit down. I have tried several times now to go into the steam room, but it’s always packed full.