*Dear Lovely,

I have been reading your blog for years. I love everything you write and I can honestly say your words have changed my life. I am a completely different person than I was just three years ago. But, I think I am ready to date again after putting a lot of work into myself and being single for over a year now. I can’t say I love my single life all the time, but I can say, it has been the most peaceful, calming, happy time of my life that I’ve ever known (no obsessing over why he didn’t call, wondering if he was out, etc). But, it has been very lonely at times. From time to time it does cross my mind to go run out and just have some one-night stand or call him back. I can’t tell you how many times I picked up my…