I have had plenty of
opportunity to think about my last relationship. I’m not regretting or wishing things were
different, mind you; I’ve just been pondering, learning and growing.
When you’ve been in a
relationship like I was that lasted over 4 years, you begin to do certain
things. Unbeknownst to the ex, one of
the things I did was use characters, words and numbers that were related to him
(and the two of us) as passwords for various accounts like voicemail, online banking,
websites, etc.
It dawned on me when the
relationship ended that I would need to change that but I never took
action. Those passwords are embedded in
my memory. Who wants to go through the
hassle of finding out how to change them and then commit the new ones to memory?
Add to the fact that you have to have
alpha and numeric characters, symbols and such and well…I just kept them the
same because I didn’t want to deal with the process.
Until today.
Even though I have moved
on and am quite happy, those small reminders – even the ones as simple as “96391”
– are a hindrance to what is in store for me. And I’m too excited about my future to be
stifled by alpha-numeric characters that are associated with my past.
So today I took the time
to start changing my passwords and I’ve felt a bit more free because of it.
Sometimes, the small
things DO matter. :-)
I've often wondered whether I'd keep my anniversary passwords when I move on and remarry. This was a timely post...thanks.
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