I grew up in the care of parents that decided to stay together for the children.<p>I can&#x27;t really complain--they both love me--I grew up in a safe middle class environment, one of them always read with me at night when I was young, I never worried about being hungry, got toys on x-mas, etc. They certainly never abused me.<p>But to this day I struggle with relationships. I have a hard time connecting with people, even in a non-romantic context.<p>Man, I realize I don&#x27;t know anyone who&#x27;s going to read this, but it feels real good to confess it to someone.<p>EDIT: To be honest, I feel like such an asshole. There are people that have had it way worse than me, and here I am feeling sorry for myself.