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Where I Found True Intimacy (and trust me it's not where you think)

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I will never forget my honeymoon since it is where I learned the depth and beauty of true intimacy in the most unconventional way. My whole marriage started off pretty rough because during my wedding I was battling c-diff (google it) on top of an intestinal disease known as ulcerative colitis. Sometimes I get angry and bitter about how the disease tainted my wedding day and my honeymoon. I have been able to let some of that go because I realized I learned a lesson about vulnerability and intimacy on my honeymoon that most don't get to experience. And no I am not talking about in the bedroom… but in the bathroom where we are most vulnerable.    In the hammock closest to the bathroom of course. First, what you need to know about ulcerative colitis is that this disease is a giant literal pain in the ass. Basically, my immune system freaks out and makes my intestines attack themselves causing me to knock down the bathroom door before I crap my pants between 10-20 times a day. Th