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The road to romance was bumpy at first.
She arrived much later than expected. Geraldine might have arrived frustrated, but she left with the certainty that her long journey was not in vain. At this stage of his life, James prefers to speak the unvarnished truth. Geraldine appreciated his candor about his intentions for dating.
Either I would marry a woman or dump her. One day, the couple went out on a normal outing. Just like that, they were picking out engagement rings. He is the joy of my life even though we are in our senior years. James dotes on Geraldine and fixes breakfast for her every day. I am as happy as I have been in years.
I grin like an old possum all of the time! Giving each other physical and psychological space. Trying not to be judgmental. Learning new things about and with each other. Appreciating that every day is a potential gift of new experiences with your mate. And we understood that emotional dialogue is the only way to solve issues.
I am not well acquainted with the bar scene and arrived 15 minutes before it opened. I felt like a loser, waiting on the sidewalk for the doors to open at 3 in the afternoon.
I was about to leave when some other poor time-challenged soul walked in. And a very handsome one at that! We laughed that we were obviously the most desperate men in town and started talking. I actually tried to fix Lindsay up with a friend of mine. But after a few months there was no denying the mutual attraction. I guess our first date was a gay bowling night where we ran into one of his exes! Maybe the day we met at the bar. But I convinced myself he just liked me as a friend. I felt it in my gut, but I let my head convince me otherwise. I think we have to trust our gut feelings.
Anyway, it was his smile, his humor, his quiet strength and his honesty. I understand myself — my good points and my flaws — and I understand my partner better than I could have when I was Knowing what you want and need. Letting go of resentments.
Being inventive in all ways — constantly trying new things and not caring what anybody else except your partner thinks. Mike Sheff and Linda Friedman met in and married in They live in Allen, Texas. We had 12 days to get to know each other on the ship. He came to visit me in Houston about a month later for my birthday weekend. And we had so much in common. We each feel that we found our soul mate and love of our life, which was pretty remarkable at our ages.
Bill and Christine Gregory grew up together but only got together romantically when they were both They live in Boonton, N. First met in kindergarten in when they were both 5. They went all the way through high school together as friends. Bill looked up Christine in , and they reconnected. All in all, it was a hour first date!
We had a lot of years and a lot of questions to discuss. However, a missed opportunity in high school became the catalyst for our orbits always being out of sync. Once the orbits finally collided in , it was apparent that we were beyond compatible and that we probably always loved each other.
However, being that we both went through some very rough times before we got together, we certainly appreciate each other even more than we might have, and we value each other for who we are. We are best friends first and foremost, and being together is totally effortless. Being older and settled means we have more time for us, and we spend as much time together as possible. We talk to each other all the time and share many laughs. It helps that we are so much alike in almost everything sometimes almost eerily so , and we just enjoy being around each other.
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