Eleven Things That Can Happen in the Immediate Aftermath of No-Contact: What It’s Like and How to Prepare
Not long ago, I went skydiving for the first time. The whole ordeal included a long, shaky ride in a tiny plane that zig-zagged 10,000 feet into the air. I had about twenty minutes to contemplate my stupidity as I watched the earth flattening out below us from the clear door shuddering next to me. But really, I felt not stupid– just accepting of the fate I had chosen for myself. My body intermittently thrummed with danger, then flooded with waves of endorphins that numbed me into solemn silence at what was about to happen. As my instructor opened the...