independence vs dependence
I feel like since Chris and I started dating, I have gotten a lot more independent as far as fixing things, solving work crises etc. I mean two years ago, I hardly knew what a phillips head screwdriver was. And last week, I was working late and Chris was two beers into happy hour when I swung by the other house to discover that the security alarm wasn't working. So I fixed it using a pair of tweezers (and yes, I am way proud of this considering I had a hard time changing my NC tags to TN ones). But today, I got a speeding ticket and was so upset I called Chris and had to get him to call me down. I feel like I rely on him more to regulate my emotions than I did two years ago. Like, I'm a grown-up, I know getting a speeding tickets isn't the end of the world but somehow hearing him tell me that made me believe it. I hope this is normal.