<p>This is not a tale about the breaking, but of the putting back together.&nbsp;In the<br />
summer of 2014, Portland, Oregon resident Marie MacMillan was enjoying life in her twenties.<br />
Until one day, heartbreak upended everything. Trying to move on, Marie didn&rsquo;t want to sign up<br />
for any dating websites. She didn&rsquo;t want to have meaningless rebound flings. She just wanted to<br />
find her self-worth again. Hang on! (Marie exclaimed). I&rsquo;ll date myself. That&rsquo;s what I&rsquo;m going to<br />
do. Marie furiously typed up a List of 50 Dates to take herself on. That list was long and<br />
challenging&mdash;it might even take a year to finish. Marie didn&rsquo;t care.&nbsp;She was going to reboot<br />
herself, one step at a time.</p>