The Prologue

It began one day with an idea, an idea that would inevitably change my entire life. I have always been a shy guy, at least in regards to picking up ladies. I was a member of the marching band, and one thought was going through my head the entire day. It was November, our second to last rehearsal of the year. And today was the day I was going to ask the girl I liked to go out with me on a date.

I remember practicing 1812 overture, and wondering if I could do this. Was I willing to put how I felt about someone on the line for anyone in the world to judge? That wasn’t really me, but sometimes you need to just say how you feel to someone, even if it is in front of the entire world (The marching band at this point, was my world).

How did I get to this point? It’s weird to think back on this myself, but I’ve been in what I’d call love a couple of times. My last relationship was freshman year of college through my junior year, culminating in me living with that girl from the previous relationship. At the time, I was happy. Halfway through the year, I ended up sleeping on the couch.

What went wrong? What always goes wrong? And most importantly, how did I get to this point now? Those are the answers I hope to answer in this book.