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In reply to the discussion: How many times have you loved in your lifetime? [View all]One I met at 18, and she dumped me at almost 21. I was devastated at the time. Little did I know.
I met the other at 22, and we are still happily together, almost 39 years later..
The first one married a hotshot banker who apparently got into some funky stuff, got some $200 million golden parachute to do a convincing disappearing act, and I'm sure they are now deliriously happy spending quiet weekends at home counting their money and their houses.
Like Tom T. Hall once sang about "Pamela Brown:" "Lord, I hope she's happy 'cause she sure deserves to be. Especially for what she did for me."
My wife and I will celebrate 39 years together this summer. I don't imagine I could have managed that with anyone else. That she crossed my path (and chose to stay on it with me) was like winning the grand prize in life's most important lottery.