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My mom and stepdad were strict. I couldn't date; I couldn't go out. And I was a kid who was never good at just taking no for an answer. I needed to understand why. And sometimes they weren't interested in explaining.

I certainly didn't want to date. I was through with guys.

Back in high school, I went on dates, but I was too focused on my career. My parents were like, 'It's nice to have a boyfriend, but it's even nicer to own your house when you're 21.'

My dad believed in scaring us as we were growing up. Scaring the boys who wanted to date us more.

I don't think my dad really knew what to do with me, as a daughter. He treated me like a boy; my brother and I were treated the same. He didn't do kid stuff. There were no kid's menus; you weren't allowed to order off the kid's menu at dinner - we had to try something from the adult menu.

At 16, every boyfriend I had I was going to marry.

But my mother and father were married when my mom was 20 and my dad was 24.

I'm still the fat kid from high school who never had a date.