After canceling trips because of her fear of flying, Alison P. Davis decided to confront her anxiety and take a course that promised to help her.

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He was a 27-year-old nepo baby from a famous Champagne family. I was a 40-year-old sex columnist. We met in Paris, and I had the most magical date of my life.