[scottmandue]

Receipt for disaster:

High school friend moves to Portland OR., he dates a lot... goes out with this lady a couple times and they decide they are not a good match... bit he says "you should meet my friend Scott, you guys would be perfect for each other, but you live a thousand miles apart, ha, ha, ha!!!!"

So he gives me her email and phone number... I email her... she responds... I ignore her for a week or two.

But then things start to snowball... emails every week... every day... couple times a day. This goes on four to six months, we start talking on the phone (she hates talking on the phone, worked in customer service).

Finally I arrange to vist my high school buddy and and set up a date with her.

Snowball again, I am smitten... I start flying up there monthly...

I should add that at that point in my life (52) I figured I was done looking for a partner and was OK living out the rest of my days single.

She is twice divorced... first was the clock ticking (10 year high school reunion and she was the only single)... second... well... more clock ticking (she wanted to have children). Then we met but she DEFINITELY WAS NOT looking for a relationship or a hubby.

Anyway, we are crazy in love, it has been a strange journey... and it is just starting... we talk, talk, talk and then talk some more. We agree on the big stuff and don't worry about the little stuff (I'm Democrat and she is Republican... and yes that is small stuff).

Her daughter is going off to college in September and she will be (finally) moving into my house.