jmcquown wrote:

> On 4/1/2021 7:27 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> >On Thu, 1 Apr 2021 19:16:43 -0400, Ed Pawlowski > wrote:
> >
> > > On 4/1/2021 6:25 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> > > > On 2021-04-01 6:20 p.m., Graham wrote:
> > > > > On 2021-04-01 1:32 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
> > > > She made a good choice in the end.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > I told my kids that if I ever re-marry their new step mom
> > > > > > will at least be as old as my youngest granddaughter.
> > > > > >
> > > > > > My two best friends, one divorced, one a widow, have one
> > > > > > trait we all have in common.Â* Don't want to marry again.
> > > > >
> > > > > I know 3 widows who feel the same way. They all had had to
> > > > > cope with their husbands terminal illnesses.
> > > >
> > > > If they are women of you generation they probably don't need to
> > > > remarry. They got the estate and the pension. They are set.
> > >
> > > That can help but in my case, hooking up with my best friend
> > > would be marrying up for sure.
> > >
> > > We were friends for decades when our spouses were still with us
> > > and her and I often did things together. Amazing the assumptions
> > > people make when a man and woman do something together. We are
> > > 1200 miles apart but I do see her for a week or so a few times a
> > > year.
> >
> > Seeing each other for a week or so a few times a year can be a lot
> > of time together.
> > Seems like you're trying to make that relationship seem very
> > innocent but I don't believe that, not for a second. A man and a
> > women can't be just friends for decades.
> >
> How little you know, Sheldon. Not everthing has to be "friends with
> benefits." I've had a number of male friends in my lifetime who were
> nothing more than friends. And no, before your mind jumps there,
> they weren't ***. Believe it or not, men and woman can share common
> interests without sex being a factor.
>
> Jill

Correct Jill. I have a lot of male friends (non-*** and 1 ***).
Sadly, Sheldon seems incapable of a normal male/female friendship, from
what he says above.