We met in high school. He followed me to the women's room at a carnival. We dated very briefly. It ended because of distance and money. Back in the '70s you had to use a "landline". Between running up our parent's phone bills and gas for him to drive the 20 miles round trip, the relationship floated away.
In 1988 after I left my husband we went on 1 date. Everything was still there but the timing was not right.
We live 10 minutes apart now. I kept tabs on him and knew where he lived and worked. I finally HAD to write him or let him go. I wrote May 2015 and heard nothing. Then in August he wrote me a letter (he just received mine).
Since then we have had 3 dates and about 6 long conversations. I have been divorced since June and he is in the middle of his divorce. I am convinced that this is OUR TIME! He is struggling with this and has tried to slide me in the "friend" category.
I am being patient knowing I knew about him for 6 years and he is just processing not only me but his last failed relationship. We both have 2 failed long term relationships and I really believe it's because we are meant to be together but needed to learn some life lessons to fully appreciate each other!
I go from wanting to tell him all my feelings, to holding back because I don't want to scare him. Patience is not my strong suit. We talk about everything and he listens, he really listens. He doesn't try to "fix" it or "Fix me", he doesn't talk down to me or tell me how to think. He has his opinions and I have mine.
He makes me feel like I am 16 all over again and my body hums when I am around him. I just want to touch him and not necessarily in a sexual way, I just feel like he grounds me. (not to say, the sexual hum is not still there because it totally is!)
I was washing the dishes when this song came on my laptop and I froze and just stood listening to the lyrics. It fits what we have gone through to a T! The only thing that doesn't match is that I knew I loved him then and I know I love him now.
I hope the MAYBE in the song becomes a YES, I can still see myself spending the rest of my life with this man.