Very written article that I can relate to. After my divorce I was dating two are three women that I did have deep feeling and a couple that checked many of the boxes on my perfect mate list. At the same time, they had values are views that I did not align with and knew that would create problems down the road. I still have strong feeling for them to this day.

It will be seven years since I married my second and last wife. I love her more now than the day we got married. She checks many of those boxes that make her a wonderful mate for me. I want to believe that she and I will be together for my life time, but do occasionally wonder what if I would have married one of my old flames, would I be just as happy?