Alex and Laura here. Your editors.
Like the kid who kicked you in the crotch in third grade, we'd like to start by saying:
You're welcome.
We've all been there. We've all had that moment. You look back and remember when you made that crucial decision and realize why: You just got dumped; you had eight whiskeys; sure, she's batshit insane, but she's also a model. You had your reasons. And then the aftermath. You take in your surroundings and see his sheets are printed with cartoon characters. You sober up with two sets of hands in your nethers and remember you have a boyfriend. Yes, your pap smear is, and now forever will be, "abnormal." You're fucked-figuratively and literally.
But you're not alone.
What connects us as human beings are the fundamental needs we all share: to be seen, to be loved, to not have ejaculate thrown in our faces. To be understood. In our quest to find these things we can run up against the unexpected obstacle or the occasional setback: low self-esteem, extreme intoxication, Craigslist.
And that's okay. If this book has any message, any wisdom to dispense at all, it's just that:
It's okay.
So let's hold hands-it doesn't have to go any further than that-and go through this together.
Open your mind, open your heart, turn the page, and just relax, baby. Unlike the high school quarterback when he promised you were gonna like it, we're telling the truth.
