My friend told me I shouldn’t date a woman from the “program” as they are just too damaged. I countered that opinion with my second wife who was “normal” but crazier than bat shit in the end. She had her own agenda and it wasn’t about making peace or being compassionate. I think women from the program are as damaged as any woman or man but the one thing that separates them from outside women is that they are trying to heal. Whatever way or path that they choose is still driven by a choice of wanting to get healthy. And on a good day they realize that they are broken and they pick up their pieces and try to mold them into a way of life guided by some sense of sanity. I’ve known normal women that don’t even see how they’re wrong with anything. There is no fighting them as you’ve lost before you say the first word. My mom was a perfect example of this theory. I’m afraid of women right now. I think about them more often than not. What would it be like to be in a re