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My husband wouldn't know romance if it landed in his lap.

Janet, I know what you meant by wanting to find that "one true love" but I also know love alone can't hold a relationship together if there are too many obstacles regardless how much romance is involved. I've been there and can tell you there's no pain like having to walk away from that. I really can't go into details, but it was impossible for us to stay together and heartbreaking for us to part. I'd rather not love like that. I doubt I'll ever recover and knowing he's still single at 52 yrs of age tells me I'm not the only one broken by it. After having loved like that it's impossible to ever find another that measures up.

In my mind, true romance requires total vulnerability on both sides. I think it's just hard for many to leave themselves that wide open to another person.