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There was this one man on POF who kept coming up as one of my best matches. Every time I looked.....there he was. I thought he was attractive and out of my league. Too handsome, and very intellectual. I assumed I was probably on the list he got every day and if he was interested, I would hear from him. I never did.
This one man on POF had one very good reason not to let her hear from me at first---she actually wasn't on my list of best matches. To this day I'll never understand why, considering what she is about to say . . .
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One fateful day, I was a little pissed off at life in general and in the mood for a little rejection. I sent him a message. "Are You Willing To Take A Chance?" I asked. Turned out he was and we emailed back and forth for a few days. He was just too perfect and I found myself wondering often if he could possibly be for real. We talked on the phone and I listened to wave files of his voice on the net.
Oh, brother, did we talk on the phone!
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I found more pictures too.
And, miraculously, they didn't dissolve your computer monitor, darling.
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He is a journalist/news anchor/radio personality so there was plenty available. I found all of it. I read his articles too. I was ridiculously in lust with his image and communication skills but I was smart enough to know it all had to be my imagination kicking in. We had a difficult time getting together IRL. We would make plans and something would come up.
You forgot about the night a friend of mine wanted to take me to Arizona Charlie's to commiserate about my losing my incumbent job. (Between writing and/or radio jobs, I was working as a cab driver.) Turned out that that place was right in your neighbourhood, more or less. Who knew?
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Finally, we met one evening for dinner at a local restaurant. For both of us, it was love at first sight. Fireworks, lightening, atomic explosions, we got it all. That doesn't happen to people our age, it just doesn't. But it did and we have never looked back.
You also forgot about the Sunday afternoon when you reached out and offered me your open door---as in, the door was open for me to escape with my life post-haste. (Your words, more or less . . . ) And the only place I escaped was to your real door, post-haste, upon which we sat in the back talking for a couple of hours. I think I convinced you I had no desire or intention to escape.
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It's been about a year and a half now and we are still madly in love. Maybe the planets were aligned or we were both past due for something truly wonderful in our lives. We will never know. We made a conscious decision to grab what the universe offered up. And run with it. No one knows for sure what the future will bring but ours is looking good, maybe even great. Yes, I got lucky.
I thought I was the lucky one, darling. A woman like you doesn't just fall into a man's life (or lap) every day of the century, you know. The only thing that means more to me than falling asleep with you in my arms is waking up with you there.
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And *I* have an amazing sex life. ME. Yes, things can change.
And if you want to know why your sex life became so amazing, darling, just look in the mirror. A lover is only as good as his partner.
This one man on POF had one very good reason not to let her hear from me at first---she actually wasn't on my list of best matches. To this day I'll never understand why, considering what she is about to say . . .
Oh, brother, did we talk on the phone!
And, miraculously, they didn't dissolve your computer monitor, darling.
You forgot about the night a friend of mine wanted to take me to Arizona Charlie's to commiserate about my losing my incumbent job. (Between writing and/or radio jobs, I was working as a cab driver.) Turned out that that place was right in your neighbourhood, more or less. Who knew?
You also forgot about the Sunday afternoon when you reached out and offered me your open door---as in, the door was open for me to escape with my life post-haste. (Your words, more or less . . . ) And the only place I escaped was to your real door, post-haste, upon which we sat in the back talking for a couple of hours. I think I convinced you I had no desire or intention to escape.
I thought I was the lucky one, darling. A woman like you doesn't just fall into a man's life (or lap) every day of the century, you know. The only thing that means more to me than falling asleep with you in my arms is waking up with you there.
And if you want to know why your sex life became so amazing, darling, just look in the mirror. A lover is only as good as his partner.
Damn, I'm lucky!~) I think I'll go fall into your lap now. I knew this post would attract your attention. But I'm wasting my day off.....
Damn, I'm lucky!~) I think I'll go fall into your lap now. I knew this post would attract your attention. But I'm wasting my day off.....
Alright you two--you can be luvey dovey later, but great stories.
I got a bomb dropped on me 3 days after x-mas in 08, and just now getting around to filing for divorce. We were married 23 years at that time, and 25th coming up. Ouch. Somehow I always worried that he'd leave for another woman, but it was for men.
Interestingly I wanted to go out and date right away, but soon saw how stupid that was and backed off and will wait until the divorce is final, but I have total faith that there is someone out there way more wonderful (and straight) who will be just right for me. I'm shooting for a yellowsnow/whistler style romance.
Thanks for the inspiring stories, helps me keep my hope up. Right now I am trying to get my divorce settled, paperwork finalized and I am also trying to buy a house which is harder than it should be
Been in escrow twice but forced to back out because of appraisals coming in really low. Once I have the divorce taken care of and a place of my own, I am ready to start dating again - hopefully there's someone out there that can make sparks fly
Alright you two--you can be luvey dovey later, but great stories.
Thank you, but I think we'll decide when to be luvey dovey . . .
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I got a bomb dropped on me 3 days after x-mas in 08, and just now getting around to filing for divorce. We were married 23 years at that time, and 25th coming up. Ouch. Somehow I always worried that he'd leave for another woman, but it was for men.
That wasn't a bomb, that was a terrorist attack, whether he left you for a woman or a man.
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Interestingly I wanted to go out and date right away, but soon saw how stupid that was and backed off and will wait until the divorce is final, but I have total faith that there is someone out there way more wonderful (and straight) who will be just right for me.
I don't know that it's necessarily stupid not to wait until the divorce is final, but it may cause a problem in the legal process depending on your state. It's really an individual thing otherwise. For some people it's stupid, for some people it isn't. Obviously your mileage varies, and that's ok.
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I'm shooting for a yellowsnow/whistler style romance.
In a way that I'm not sure came through clearly in our story (and I won't try to improve on m'lady's telling of it, if only because---and I keep telling her this but she keeps dismissing it!---you can't improve on perfection), I think one of the keys is that when you don't "look" for what you want most, it finds you. Bigtime.
I was barely looking if at all, and boom! A certain lady reached out to me through a certain social/dating Website and asked, "Are you willing to take a chance?" Forget fireworks---this was nuclear fission.
It still is.
I still can't believe a lady like that came into my life to stay. And she tells me she's the lucky one? Oh, does she have that backward . . .
Thanks for the inspiring stories, helps me keep my hope up. Right now I am trying to get my divorce settled, paperwork finalized and I am also trying to buy a house which is harder than it should be
Been in escrow twice but forced to back out because of appraisals coming in really low. Once I have the divorce taken care of and a place of my own, I am ready to start dating again - hopefully there's someone out there that can make sparks fly
Don't rush it. The one with whom the sparks flies are the ones you find when you are least looking for it. Enjoy the journey and not just the destination. That is where I am at right now and it has been more pleasant than I ever thought.
Thanks for the inspiring stories, helps me keep my hope up. Right now I am trying to get my divorce settled, paperwork finalized and I am also trying to buy a house which is harder than it should be
Been in escrow twice but forced to back out because of appraisals coming in really low. Once I have the divorce taken care of and a place of my own, I am ready to start dating again - hopefully there's someone out there that can make sparks fly
It can and will happen for you. Keep your head and heart open to change and new things. Let life surprise you!
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to many more years for you both!
