A Year in Review for Relationship Articles

From Jessica and I, we hope you have all had a great year. As we close out 2022 I am reminded of all the good and bad times I’ve read about from all of you. It’s been my pleasure to offer a fresh, honest, and positive perspective when it comes to relationships and when it comes to men and women.

Every year brings a new wave of people looking for experiences, tips, and advice to repair the damage. And people just getting out there in the world again or for the first time. Jessica and I will be there for yet another year and with our readers’ help, we can reach more people in 2023. We will be happy if we can help even 1 more person than this year.

Who Are We?

I want to open up and briefly tell you a little about my wife and I’s past.

Josh

In middle school in Pennsylvania, I played soccer and basketball and was in the band (drums). But, I was shy and the girls I dated were ones my friends introduced me to. In high school, I gained a bit more confidence as I switched from sports to lifting weights and running, while still drumming.

After high school, I enlisted in the Army Military Police. I spent time in South Korea, Haiti, and Afghanistan. After the military, I attended Liberty University’s Criminal Justice: Criminal Psychology Program. I got my first mental health job in the group home system. Then I transitioned into helping adults in Supported Employment. I started a nonprofit and have been on two other nonprofit boards. Lastly, I’m self-published.

My last relationship was immensely horrible. I started the relationship right after the military. From trust issues to self-harm (on her end). It ended by getting a text, while they (her and her son) were back home for vacation and I stayed back to work, at 3 am saying they were staying there. I was already waiting for that text. I was emotionally and psychologically exhausted anyways. During that time I was in college; had a full-time job; and we had a horse, 4 dogs, a chinchilla, a turtle, and she had a 4-year-old boy. I decided starting over with a clean slate and no barriers to moving cities when needed was the best thing.

I’m still writing, I’m home watching my wife and I’s little girl, and I’ll be starting Liberty University’s Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling in January.

I see a psychologist with the VA.

Jessica

Jessica has also been married and is from Pennsylvania. We met in 4th grade and her mother was my English teacher. Unlike me at one year, her relationship lasted over 10 years. She has experience with being in a relationship with a narcissist.

Her employment has been in banking. She started out as an accountant assistant, then worked in a credit union for 13 years. Simultaneously working sound for a local band she was friends with. She would travel with them to be on the sound team for all their shows.

She now works in accounts receivable and payable at a very successful and top-notch construction company.

And she used to have a therapist back when she lived in PA that she could see if anything popped up.

Our baby is 5 months old.

Thank you for reading! Thank you for positive comments!! Thank you for sharing!!!!

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This post was previously published on medium.com.

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