Finding love later in life (continued)

When I was 15 I met a girl that I knew would be a part of my life forever.  Suzy had a look that was cute for a 15 year old, but more importantly, a look that "clicked" with me.  [She was] a person I knew I wanted to get to know. 

We became close friends and dated for only 1 week when I was 21 (she was 18).  She had me in the "friend" box and that is all we were for the next 28 years.  Through her 13 year marriage we remained friends.

She divorced in 1996 and we were still friends, not real close, but close enough to where we could do anything together.  And it was like we had been together for years; [it was] a friendship that one cherishes.

Last year I was at my going away party (I moved to Kansas City).  I told her that from the moment I met her 32 years ago, I always thought we would be together some day, but I am happy as could be knowing I had a true friend for life with her.  She started crying and wondered why I had never told her.  I thought she knew...go figure.  (Maybe another reason 40 something's stay single is they/I don't show their feelings.)

We then started to cultivate a fantastic relationship.  We both knew what we wanted.  We have both had all the sex and adventure with different mates and we both still love sex, so we can explore all types of sex with the trust factor firmly in place.  We both know each other and trust each other at the highest level.  We are absolutely perfect for each other.  As friends we have always gotten along perfectly, matching personalities.  We both love to laugh, have many friends and everyone gravitates towards us in any social setting.  As of this writing I am packing up and moving home and we will live together.  We plan to marry and spend the rest of our lives together.  We are mature, know each other and ourselves, know what we want and know each other (for 32 years).  I believe this type of love is available to any 40 something, if for no other reason than experience.  As a 48 year old I think it was worth the wait.