It was mostly that it’s 💯 my love language, not that it’s what he’d ever want to do with his free time. But there are many aspects that speak to a lot of different feelings of a middle-aged woman. And in the midst of the realities of life and despite his visceral lack of interest, he sat down and watched and invested in this entirely ridiculous series about young love to connect with what was getting me through the decline and ultimately, departure of his Dad. Not because my obsession made any sense, but because it was a healthier obsession than so many others I could’ve been doing and he could see that it was strangely important to me.

I feel very lucky that 21yrs in, he does want to understand me and I AM a moving target. Even at the expense of his own brain cells. I’m a Lucky girl!