The years end often brings reflection.
Reflections of the past:
A fling that was like fire and cost me everything;
A second fling with a lover who left me for her cousin;
A second wife who should have been a fling;
A girlfriend who was a keeper, but was too adventurous to be kept, and loved alcohol more than me;
An I'll planned reunion with ex #2 that pulled me down the emotional rabbit hole when she died;
An I'll conceived girlfriend who was also sneaky, untrustworthy and dishonest;
A follow up girlfriend who is 18 years my junior and unable to revive my sexual prowess.
I have been a fool.
I now realize I was meant to be alone, and not lead with my heart into a relationship. At least that part will change.