This helps me feel a bit better, Sandy. Relationships when you are older are much different, and we are into something new and strange. I see you make excuses for your guy, too. Just like me. I do not expect perfection, but I know I cannot live with this man full-time. I am glad I am ensconced in a supportive community where I can live my life...alone if necessary. Do you plan to marry this man? It's frustrating to repeat a story soon after you have told it. If it's weeks later and forgotten, that is a different story. I will be talking about my 5-year-old grandson, and he will comment as if I am talking about my 42-year-old daughter! Not listening at all. I'm so glad I wrote this story. I hesitated to publish it, fearing I would get harsh comments, but this man knows everything I've written. He's mostly not interested in reading anything. He has read two stories about him because I emailed them to him.