I realized that I was the problem….

Part of the big problem that I had as a woman, me being so independent and me finding success early in life at a young age, it made me feel like I didn't need anybody in my life. So when I met a person that I guess was my match, that we were going to, like, build a life together or even be in a relationship, like, I was the one that was constant, like, it's my way or the highway. If you're good for me, you're good, and I'm not going to deal with anybody's bullshit. That was me. And he was the same way, too, because he was off of, like, I'm the man. I need to know. Like, we would just explode. I found out that the. The problem was me. The problem was me, because I didn't have any tolerance, because I saw all the pain that my parents went through. I saw all the pain that I went through as a kid, you know, in all the. All the fears that I had. And I didn't want to feel like I was ever vulnerable as a woman or even a person, you know, just being with somebody. I didn't want to feel controlled. So that was really, really hard for me to understand. But then finally, like, I was like, man, if we're really going to do this, like, I.