Thursday, July 24, 2025, 6:52 am
It’s me. I am that guy

Today marks an anniversary of sorts. Kind of.
On this day, nineteen years ago, I was writing about the demise of a three-ish year relationship in the spring and my recovery. I recalled my girl, 26, had left me for an older man, 53.
And, out of curiosity, I had to sit and do the math. Because I didn’t note their ages. At the time, I was 33.
I’m reading this piece and marveling at how... offended... I was at this. Of course, I was the lover betrayed.
Then, I find this li’l nugget:
This morning, i had the horrible thought that she is setting me up to become her "ideal", single, fifty-something who has to seduce twenty-somethings to get his rocks off... because at this moment, it feels like i will never find anyone like her.
Incredible.
Here we are. Today. I am fifty-two. My current girl is twenty-seven. I adore her and cannot imagine life without her and... “it feels like I will never find anyone like her.”
Interesting.

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