I met a guy on a plane. Shortly after, I quit my job and moved in with him.

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• After a flight I gave a stranger my phone number. 
• We went on a date and shortly after I flew to San Francisco to see him. 
• We've been married for 25 years and have an adult daughter. 

Dressed in a navy blue skirt and conservative black heels, I buckled my seat belt on a flight from Portland to New York and started building my fortress.

My window seat ensured I'd have at least one side without a neighbor.