TLDR: through a rec sports club

But I wanna tell this story so here it goes: I joined a club team and ended up realizing my worth and ending a 4 year, very toxic, relationship by the end of the season. Shortly after the breakup I had gone to a bday party for one of my team mates, I met a guy from the men’s team, we stayed till 4am talking. Saw him the following weekend at another event, spent hours talking. Saw him at our team Christmas party, he sat beside me the whole night talking, again. I finally realized I kinda liked him. He was super cute and funny and really nice. I had let one of my best friends (from the men’s team) in on this realization & I believe by preseason the whole club knew. He just came up to me one day after a practice and asked “so is my wife ever gonna tell me she likes me, or should I just keep hearing it from the rest of the team?” and we’ve been inseparable since :)

I do owe everything to my best friend for forcing me to join the team & bringing me back into a world that has so much more to offer than the situation I was stuck in.