Beth Leipholtz

He was never mine to care about, so letting him go shouldn’t be an issue. Right?

4. We can’t compartmentalize. If something is wrong in one part of our life, it will likely consume our thoughts in other parts of life as well.

You’ll wrestle with the little things – what to do with all the framed pictures, or how to acknowledge her birthday. You won’t want to throw away the photos or ignore the birthday, but you also won’t want to do what you’ve always done, acting as if everything is normal – because it’s not.

I’m a small town girl, always have been.

Take advantage of the things you won’t have when you return home.

6. Most guys will find that fact that you play a rough, painful sport to be attractive rather than be turned off by it.

There is nothing more attractive than a guy who knows his way around a book.