He Seemed Normal ...
He Seemed Normal . . . I used to think people could see my anxiety, at least until I played violin in concert as a child. My Dad recorded the performance—I didn’t recognize the composed person who was supposed to be me. I have always been an anxious person with a learning disability. To compensate, I’ve learned one strategy never fails: When trying something new, ask friends to join in so you can figure it out together. That’s how I approached dating and the search for my “Manicorn.” These are the dates and the men who made them, in one way or another, unforgettable.
Mary Gulla Philadelphia native Mary Gulla graduated from The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2003 with a Doctor of Pharmacy degree. She is aware this makes her a Tar Heel but Mary has never been to a Tar Heel basketball game and once asked to leave “at intermission” during a Tar Heel football game. During a UNC summer session, she was paired with Vince Carter in a weight training class. Mary had absolutely no idea who he was but thought he had a nice smile. An interesting by-product of being asked to teach her sister’s Duke School middle school class about safe sex
