Number? No. Quality? Yes, sometimes.

In my youth I slept around a lot. Had some great experiences, and of course some not-so-great ones. Each of the latter, however, contributed toward improving the next batch as red flags and such got noted.

I’m not even slightly embarrassed at the quantity, however. That quantity is what led me, in the end, to finding a person I’ve spent twenty-odd years of my life with.