Old White Man Causing Trouble Again...

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59. Believe me, I know.

Had a less pleasant experience the first time around, although to be fair, I believe that we were both too young and immature. It wasn't that he was not a good person and we did have two sons together, who both seem to have turned out fine, i.e., they are both staunch Dems. LOL Their dad and I were just not a good fit, although we were together for 13 years.

I was not looking to remarry at all, but serendipity and a lot of fervent match-making by mutual acquaintances brought the two of us together after I had been a single parent for three years (he had been one for seven, sharing custody). It was also the second time around for him. One of the earliest and kindest lessons that I learned from him is that one can not only survive a divorce, but one can also remain on good terms with an ex, which is especially important when children are involved. Of course, that implies rational adults on all sides, which is too often not the case, unfortunately, given the nature of divorce.

But he really is something special.