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"Anna and I were talking at bedtime last night, and she noticed that the skin on my neck was a bit red. It always is after I shower because I use an apricot scrub on my face and down onto my neck when I do. I&amp;#039;ve discovered as I age (and much to my dismay) that I have inherited my Mother&amp;#039;s tendency to develop skin tags. It costs a fortune to have these removed at the dermatologist, and since mine are not easily noticed but felt pretty clearly, I decided to try an abrasive scrub on a regular basis and see if it helped. Well, it does. Most of my tiny little bumps are all but gone and I haven&amp;#039;t developed any new ones lately. &amp;quot;If you can&amp;#039;t see them, then who cares?&amp;quot; Anna remarked, when I explained. &amp;quot;I care. And whenever I start dating again, I don&amp;#039;t want some guy kissing up my neck and feeling like he&amp;#039;s kissing the top of a Lego display.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Mom!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;Sorry,&amp;quot; I said, sheepishly. &amp;quot;I know, the thought of some guy kissing your Mom&amp;#039;s neck is gross.&amp;quot; &amp;quot;You said you weren&amp;#039;t going to date until the divorce is final!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;I&amp;#039;m not. But I need to be ready when it is, don&amp;#039;t I?&amp;quot; I said it with a shrug, but inside I&amp;#039;m thinking, Will I be ready? Will I ever be ready? Anna was obviously disconcerted by the idea of me dating anybody. Almost as disconcerted as I am. It just doesn&amp;#039;t seem like it fits somehow, at least in the context of the life we used to have. The trick is, I guess, to fake it till it starts to feel like it fits in this new life, because if I wait till I feel &amp;quot;ready&amp;quot;, I&amp;#039;ll die an old, lonely lady with a fat, toothless cat on my lap and Kindle full of trashy novels. And a neck full of skin tags. Not a good scenario. When did you know you were ready to date? Did you feel ready when you did? "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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