[Evans, Marv]

I was a single guy for a lot of time in my younger days, and I had a philosophy about women that served me well (which I've commented about here before). I didn't marry for the first time until I was 32. We went our separate ways ten years later on friendly terms. I was single again for another 13 or so years before marrying my current wife of 20+ years, and (as I say to her) I wouldn't trade her for a billionaire starlet. My idea was to have women friends - with or without sex. There was always plenty of sex. I chose them as people I wanted to do things with and enjoy their company and do activities with them I enjoyed. If they totally didn't like what I did, I didn't maintain a relationship, however I didn't strictly exclude women who my likes didn't completely synch with, because people are different, should be appreciated because of that, and diversity is interesting. People seem to assume you have to have a permanent partner in your life to feel complete, successful, whatever. I've heard plenty of women comment they "liked to have a man around." So if you can get around that, be upfront about the type of relationship (association?) you want and just have a good time and realize not every encounter has to be looked in the light of a possible wife or husband, lots of stress is removed. You've been through the married scene, had kids, etc. so just enjoy things like that a bit on your terms.