Freedom in Obscurity - by Zac Solomon - startup social

Five years ago my cousin got married. Within a few months, she and her husband were quietly filling for divorce. Unfortunately, I knew their fate was sealed, on the night of the wedding. At the reception, I could tell something was off. The new bride and groom, began mingling throughout the ballroom separately. She came to hang out with me and our family, and her husband with his friends. But the strangest thing was, they didn’t share a first dance. I asked her about this, and she told me, he’s embarrassed of dancing. He doesn’t think he’s very good, and doesn’t want to look stupid in front of his friends. As the celebration wore on, she would venture up to him, begging him to join her on the dance floor. He’d wave her off, continuing to drink and share laughs with his fraternity brothers. From all accounts, the years they had spent together, were happy. He was always respectful of her and her family. And he clearly loved her. But on that night, I realized their relationship had one ir

Five years ago my cousin got married. Within a few months, she and her husband were quietly filling for divorce. Unfortunately, I knew their fate was sealed, on the night of the wedding. At the reception, I could tell something was off. The new bride and groom, began mingling throughout the ballroom separately. She came to hang out with me and our family, and her husband with his friends. But the strangest thing was, they didn’t share a first dance. I asked her about this, and she told me, he’s embarrassed of dancing. He doesn’t think he’s very good, and doesn’t want to look stupid in front of