When I met Hot Fiance at age 38, I remember telling my mum about him and the first thing she said was “I hope he isn’t another project”. 🙄 As much as I pretended to be offended, she was so right about my past. The old Carly, the one who had shitty boundaries, needed external validation, had low self-worth and attracted men who never saw me as their equal, spent years in relationships where I became the “bank,” carer, supporter,…

