Marian and Joey Journal

Marian Bartsch and Joey Catsalgi met on his first day of work. From the moment their eyes met, they had an immediate connection. Without having spoken a single word to one another, it felt like they already knew each other. This happened every day for the rest of the week until on Friday afternoon, Joey finally mustered up enough courage to ask Marian out. He walked up to her with a racing heart and sweaty palms. He was nervous but he knew that if he was ever going to overcome his trust issues, he was going to have to keep putting himself out there. Joey has always had a rough time getting close to women and it all started with his mother leaving when he was just a little kid. Growing up without a mother figure was tough and he was often lonely since his dad was always at work. In high school, Joey was frequently rejected by girls whenever he would ask them out so he just stopped trying. But when he saw Marian, he didn't exactly know what it was, but he knew this was different. She said yes when nervously mumbled, "Would you like to go get dinner tonight?" and he knew that this was the first step on the road to recovery.