New Year's Resolution #2:

I resolve to stop a long-held pattern of jumping from relationship to relationship, always on the rebound. I resolve to spend some time on my own before letting myself become intimately involved with anybody else. I resolve to get over past relationships before starting new ones.

I have actually been contemplating this resolution for a while, but I didn't post it until now because I am afraid it will be difficult to keep. I am not good at being alone. I do, however, realize the necessity. I firmly believe that if I can wait until I am at peace at myself as an individual to start a new relationship, the relationship will ultimately have better grounding, will be healthier, and will be more likely to succeed.