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In reply to the discussion: How do you remember your first love? [View all]PJMcK
(21,995 posts)We dated for about 2-1/2 years then stayed friendly for another 5 or so before losing touch. I always wondered where her life took her.
Twenty years later, we re-connected through a mutual friend. With phone calls and email, we reestablished a friendship and shared our respective lives. Although we never saw one another, and there were no illusions or fantasies about getting together, we had our history as a bridge to our new relationship.
Then one day, I got a phone call from her daughter with whom I had spoken on several occasions. My first love had died suddenly at only 58 years old. For about an hour, I stared at a blank wall trying to comprehend my feelings.
Although I'm a very happily married man sharing a wonderful life, there is a hole in my heart.