In this week’s story, a woman enjoys her new relationship after a traumatic divorce: 45, in a relationship, Connecticut

DAY ONE

4:40 a.m. I’m woken up by the sound of my phone. It’s my boyfriend with a “good morning” text. (On most days, he wakes up at 2:30 a.m. for his job in security, so this is actually a late text from him.)

6:30 a.m. Now, he calls to say good morning. I love him so, so much, but I have too much to do right now to give him any attention! We’ve been together for a while, but our work hours do not align — he works 4 a.m. to 2 p.m. — and I’m a single mom and full-time psychologist who needs sleep. So we don’t see each other much during the week.

7 a.m. I get up, wash up, and check on the kids (6 and 10) playing in the family room. They have been up for a while and

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