Had a long, productive, and very mature conversation with The Flake on Friday night. We resolved some things and came to understandings on others. I’m in a much better place now that I got all that stuff off my chest.

I’m all for nipping things in the bud. A big problem with the ex is that he would never take my concerns and our problems seriously because he felt they were “no big deal.” That “no big deal” became betrayal, cheating, lying, and ultimately cost us the relationship. You have to take care of things while they’re small, because if you allow these wounds to fester, they become bigger and bigger and soon you have to amputate a limb.