#80 Still

Thank you for reading my story dorobo, It is a nice story, I know, but I often look back on my life and wonder "what if?" On the other hand, I know that I have a bad track record with keeping relationships going, (I make bad judgment calls but that is another story, or a couple dozen of them) and I think that if we had gotten together and the relationship failed, I wouldn't have this wonderful friendship that I place so much value on. I have one other male friend that I have known since we were in the fourth grade together. We were never "in love" never a couple. Just best buddies for many years until we both moved to other cities at opposite ends of the country. Since that happened, nearly forty years ago, we haven't seen each other, but we still talk on the phone 2 or 3 times a year. It is enough to catch up on what's going on and to say "I love you" He once asked me why we never got together, seeing as we were what he calls soul mates. I told him we never fell in love, so that we could continue to just LOVE. We have both had several failed relationships and are not friends with our ex's but we don't have any bad history, so we are free to love each other without any reservations. I never think of him as the one who got away. I just think of him as BOB, my friend and soul mate.



Thanks for the compliment, but I am not a good enough writer to be able to write a novel. I am too scatter brained to write anything comprehensive enough to hold a readers interest for more than a few minutes.

Great story and the best thing is that it's true. It would make a wonderful novel that could encourage young people to be as steadfast as you two.

Well, I have posted the story now, so we will see. I titled it fall down...go boom.

Thanks, SB. I like you too. Wait, until you read about my fall. Then we will see how classy you think I am.

Thank you, Garvan. I am proud and happy to have you as a friend too.

This story of pure true love is tragic yet beautiful enrolled into one.It demonstrates my feelings about your morals and character,pure perfection,My admiration and respect for you grows day by day.A wonderful lady,I am so proud and privileged to be able to call you my friend.

Thanks Mystik. I get all you are saying. And believe me, if we haven't cheated yet, we are not about to begin. We love each other, but we both also love his wife. She is a kind, loving and trusting soul. They live 300 miles away from where I live, and I see them rarely, but she( knowing how I feel about her husband and he about me) welcomes me into her with grace and warmth. Cheating on her would be like kicking a kitten. Nasty. Besides, the beautiful thing about our love is its absolute purity. It burns brightly, because we have never used up whatever fuels it. The spark feels good. Warm and comfortable. Like old cozy slippers. I love him completely. Without reservation and without jealousy. And his wife knows we had our opportunity years ago and never took it. I don't wear out my welcome with her either. I go every few years and stay two days. Always on a weekend, when she is home. Neither of us want to cause her any distress or give her any reason to doubt. We have had 55 years to practice this; we have it down to an art. We love!! and would never do anything to soil that.