But if two people in this boat were to meet it could be the ideal relationship.
@MissKathleen I totally agree. Looking back on my life if someone had told me I would have the experiences I have had I would have said they were dreaming (some of the dreams were nightmares, though).
I have said this before but since I left home, I have been alone some 17 years (but not all at once). I know how to take care of myself and, more importantly, how to appreciate another even for short periods of time. That is if we get along.
At first blush, it sounds likely and maybe even somewhat logical, but then when you think about it a bit, you have to ask what is the measuring stick being used for the statement part "Too long"? For this concept to have any validity, all of us would have to be identical, at least in that regard, for it to be true. I didn't get married until I was 50, but I had been in several relationships with women before then. Some of them I loved dearly, as much as you could ever conceive of, and I still do. But we're not together now for various reasons. I've been single again for about 4 years now, and I am eager to have a woman be a part of my life once more.