So sorry to hear about the demise of the latest relationship. I admire your ability to keep fishing in the dating pool after “catching” so many “old boots”.

Thanks for continuing to share your odyssey with us, so that we may learn from your experiences and wisdom.

Yes, after rekindling our relationship and by all apparent signs it was going swimmingly, he took the coward’s way out. So sad, as he is smart enough to know better. But I guess some people don’t think about how their actions would affect someone they professed they loved, and just do what’s easy on them. And you know I’m delusional and ignore signs I should pay attention to. But this one was sad, as I thought he’d be more willing to discuss it with me rather than “That’s final.” Very sad.

Kevin: Yes, you’re very perceptive. This is all about the same guy. The instance in the last post was a few months ago, but it came to fore with this latest cop out. You obviously have the maturity, class and integrity to know that if you’ve been intimate with someone for 5 months they deserve more than a text. But it told me so much about him I don’t need to know any more.

Thanks for your support!

From an older guys point of view. This dovetails so well with your last post on integrity. There is really no honor or class in breaking up with somebody via e-mail, IM, text message, etc. Possible exceptions: someone who was really nasty/abusive or a real jerk on your date, or somebody long distance who you don’t want to have travel just so you can say goodbye.

All others, it should be done face to face. People deserve that. It ‘s a sign of respect, of integrity and of class. The other person may not like it, may not agree, but it’s the way it should be done.

The high road may not always be the easy road, but it’s the right one. Just my 2 cents.

So, am I to surmise that the recent beau is now the ex-beau or are things still going well, and you are referring to someone else?