Be Careful What You Ask For

I have been feeling a little bluer than normal the last few days. I had one of our cyber friends find a woman that I have not seen in a long time (thanks - you know who you are). I received the information and noticed that she has a hyphen in her name. She is married now. It is not as though I expected anything different. She was to good a woman to still be single after 10 years. Expecting her to be married is one thing, actually finding out she is married is quite a different thing. Here is the last photo I have of her.

My Lost Love

We met while we were in the Navy - stationed together in Adak. I have written about Adak before. If you read that post then you know how unlikely it is that I would have met such a great woman there.

We had an on again, off again relationship for over five years. We met each other at the wrong time. Maybe if I had not been recently divorced. Maybe if we weren't both still so young. Maybe if we weren't forced to be separated by the Navy. Maybe if we had met five years later. Maybe if we had found a way to be in love with each other at the same time. Maybe, Maybe, Maybe...

I am Jack's incredibly bad timing.

So, if any of you see this girl. Tell her I was stupid. Tell her I made a mistake. Tell her I still think about her. Tell her that I truly hope she is happy.