One of my first dates was with a divorced man who wanted to take me to Giorgio Baldi in Santa Monica. Unfortunately, I had no idea what a healthy relationship looked like, and other men were slower to reveal themselves. Submission guidelines for L.A. Affairs >>>Slowly, all kinds of cruel, manipulative behavior began to seem normal. This was a predicament when it came to identifying good men in the vast L.A. dating pool. And so I took the 101 to the 405 to the 10, knowing that eventually I’d find my way home.

Source: Los Angeles Times November 30, 2019 15:00 UTC