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I’ve never been the type to give up easily. When I want something, I work hard to get — and keep — it.
This ambition seeped into my love life when an ex and I parted ways. I was devastated, but I believed we could fix things. I’m as optimistic as I am ambitious, and sometimes that’s a troublesome combination.
I sat on my couch, replaying our breakup in my mind, when it hit me: I should make a PowerPoint presentation explaining why our relationship was salvageable. After spending 2 years as an administrative assistant, my PowerPoint skills were stronger than Hillary Clinton’s disdain for Donald Trump. A carefully crafted visual presentation was the perfect way to show my ex I missed him.
I parked myself in front of my computer and flipped through a collection of digital memories, adding my favorites to a separate folder. My eyes burned as I relived magical moments from early in our relationship before arguments replaced acts of kindness. We used to be so happy.
But we could be happy again. We just needed to focus on the good times and remember how much we loved each other. This was fixable, and we could get through this. At least that’s what I told myself.
After scouring Google for stock photos to go with my folder of memories, I was ready…
