...and I'm sure it gives you peace to understand how love changes as it grows.
It will always be with you, I'm sure, that love, I sense.
It irritates my wife too, when she catches me looking at pictures of her as a girl or young woman.
It annoyed her to no end that men hit on her because of the way she looked; frankly I was no exception when I first met her, but after she flipped me off - which she did very deftly by telling me all about her boyfriend at the time - I, unlike many others, did not become resentful or offended. Because she was so nice, so sweet, so smart, I was satisfied to be "just a friend," as most flip offs go.
(I was somewhat older than most of her pursuers - although there were older men hitting on her as well - but in general a little bit more mature. Of course, when I remember her at that time, like I said, she struck me as very mature, but now that I'm around people in their early and mid 20's through my sons, I kind of wonder. This isn't to say that these young people are not highly intelligent, ethical, and hardworking. It is only to say that they lack a depth of vision, perhaps a depth of vision that you apparently share; knowing what love really is.)
We were friends for quite some time before we became lovers. After more than 30 years though, she is still suspicious of my intentions at the time, and doesn't want to think it was about looks. It wasn't, but on the other hand, it certainly didn't bother me that she was physically attractive. It was just a bonus.
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