Old flames..

I think everyone has their memories...I do, despite being happily married now. But, as fond as those memories are, they are just that, something in the past. Moving on is the best thing to do.

Well put, cav.

Rogue, I had an old flame who I hadn't seen in five years -- one of those guys I was always comparing dates to during that time because I was just soooo crazy about him. One day he called after all that time to say he was in town and just wanted to see what I was up to. Two years after that, we were married (awwww!! )

So that doesn't really mean, I guess, that if you called your old flame that it would work out -- I think Cav is right in that it's sometimes best to move on -- but you never know.

I had one. I was divorced two years ago and thought of her again. Romantic images ran through my head. Then i said brain you're thinking of a girl you dated forty years ago. That's right says I. What a bonehead. She's not nor am I the same person as we were then.
Interestingly enough my ex looked for and found her guy from before our marriage (35 years). While we were packing up the house she told me she and he had had their first argument. Knowing her volatile nature and monumental temper as I straightened up from a carton I was packing I asked "Did he take it well?" The reply "No, he didn't." brought forth peals of laughter from me. She was not amused.

I had one flame, just before meeting my wife, who was beautiful, working on an MBA, single mom, but that didn't bother me....found out later she became a professional 'escort'. Another old flame, long-distance, mind you, ended up in the loony bin. So, yeah, I figure it is best to just move on. There is somebody for everyone out there.

My old flames are "old" flames for a reason.

One of the old flames is dead, one doesn't want to see me again - ever (her loss), and one is crazier than a hoot owl.

I am happily married today to the best gal in the world!

Move on ------

I have several old flames that I'm still in contact with for some reason. We are just friends, but we all still care about eachother and saw no reason why we couldn't continue to be friends, but I suppose that wouldn't be work for everyone.

Wow, cav & BillW...some effect you have on women! After you, they wind up becoming hookers, dying or going insane? What did you do to them?!?

Actually Visitor, I kinda knew what I was getting into - never said I was good at pickin' em, just finally got lucky or God took pity on me

I hear ya, Bill. Same thing happened to me. Somehow the last one I picked turned out to be a prince. Thank you, God.

Just wish my wife found a prince; but, then again - she thinks she did, so that's just about as good!

Lol, Bill! I guess it is!

Well, she lives with you, BillW, so she should know!
(I bet you are a prince. Don't be modest now...)

Hmm....wondering whether to dish or not....why the heck not....wife is a peach, completely....here is the story:

The company the wife works for is folding, and a lot of layoffs are going on. So the work group went out tonight, including a lass I knew in university. Lovely lass, and dated a good friend of mine for a long time, and they recently split....not amicably, and IMO, he was the **** in this situation.

More back story: Back in university, while said lass was not dating mutual friend, she offered to bake me a cake for my birthday. I never showed up, partly because I was getting laid by someone else (another mistake). To this day, I have not been forgiven this discretion. So...tonight...the wife and lass get into convo, and lass says "I knew (let's use cav) when he was skinny..." The wife slapped her and said that was a very nasty thing to say indeed....I told the wife she should have just said, "yep, he knew you when you were skinny too", lol! I love my wife....lass is currently single and sleeping with a travelling salesman. I stick by the 'move on' theory.

LOL Cav. Looks like Mrs. Cav's got some spunk ;-)

I like spunk

From what I've hear about Mrs. Cav so far, I think she's cool ;-)

Hadn't thought to respond until now.....for some reason.

While I don't consider him a 'flame' anymore, my ex-hubby is in my daily life because of our son.

BUT!.....

The ex is constantly shoved into my 'presence' because he has been seeing my best friend for the last four years. I have worked with best friend for at least that long.

My problem is listening to my friend complain about my ex. Granted, I'm so far removed that I do a pretty good job of consoling her when she is troubled.

We ran into a dilemma last week when the ex pissed both of us off ~ and we didn't say anything until he was gone.

Told my friend ~ 'best of luck to ya', to which she responded with hysterical laughter......