Interesting Times

LL

Well LL, we live interesting times as was once said. You have Brexit to contemplate and we have Trump, Sanders, Clinton and Cruz as presidential hopefuls.

I am not sure about you, but since 2005 or should I say 2004 in reality, I have lived an interesting life. In fact my whole life has been pretty damn interesting and full. The Navy and what went with that, the world of banking and a very happy marriage - sadly snatched from me prematurely through death.

After that I had a period in which I didn't know which way was up, but I found it again and climbed out of the 'hole'. After you I discovered that life could be fun again. Not only that I had more than enough wealth to really enjoy it. I guess during the period from 2004 until I remarried you could call me a real playboy...as evidenced by my blogs  This link will lead you to them.

I will refrain from any more for a few days. I have been traveling the State over the last week or so and need to do some 'work' and also continue with my book #14.

I guess the blogs don't make quite the reading you would like, especially as some fell during the period you thought you were deceiving me. Sorry, but the pleasure was all mine, literally. I'm not 'sorry' by the way, as you were doing exactly the same thing, even though up until I found out I had trusted you implicitly and had been true to you. My daughter warned me against you - she was right, wasn't she.

One thing that was amazing, was how easily I fell out of love with you once I knew about your infidelities. I had really fallen for you big time, as you were probably aware. But being cheated on concentrates the mind wonderfully...so love soon turns away in such a situation. I did just that and placed my affections and body elsewhere...until I met my second wife.

You are still working, as he is. I hear pensions are a real mess over there with new taxes and the removal of tax free lump sums. At 62 going on 63, you have maybe another 20 years ahead if the fates are kind. I'm that little bit older. You have spent the intervening 11 years eating, drinking and taking Spanish holidays. Just think what you could have been doing...with me!

My last 11, no make that nearly 13, years have been enormous fun and filled with pleasure. My wealth has allowed me to do many of the things I always wished to and I remain in good health. I don't need a thing and I'm very happy, again. Set against your mundane life, I wonder if you ever reflect on your decision back in 2005 and the doubts you expressed in 2006. I am sure you do.

You weren't quite sure in 2006 about money and whether I'd leave you high and dry. You could trust me, but you never had the guts to find out. Me, I don't think I could have trusted you again quite the way I first did, but I would have tried. You never tried, never tried to commit, never tried to say 'yes' and always thought life would be a bore. Well you were wrong.

Wrong in that and in your decision making whether it was me, C or M. You are wrong about your current man too. I am told he has stopped now, but until 18 months ago you weren't the only woman in his life.

I'll be over in Europe in Spring. In the meantime the weather is heating up nicely here in Florida after our coolest month, January. So bring it on...the good weather is back!

Ciao

Notches

LL

I reviewed my recent message on social media and 12 a year average is an underestimate. I think you know what I refer to. From Anna to Yvonne.... notches...that should give you a clue:) Over nearly four years, that was quite a reasonable achievement, I believe, and every one enjoyed the ride (another pun) - none were as clumsy as you were. Quite naive in fact, weren't you.

Mostly it was companionship, but not entirely.

Any which way, there's more to come in the series. You had no idea did you LL. Nor did you have any idea regarding the real me, because you didn't wait long enough.

We have another day or two here in Saint Lucia. All depends on getting the right slot for our jet, both here and back in the States. It's been around 30C in your measurement, gorgeous beaches, great food and the best of company, of course. Amazing what this setting and weather do for our libidos ;-) !

Best Valentine's break we have had. Beats that unexciting steak and curry featured somewhere, recently. Your posts are very strange.  I can only think you put them up there for my 'benefit'. Have to say I am totally unimpressed. I dare not show you my culinary creations it would only confirm how wrong you were. You used to make comments about 'flaunting' - mainly derogatory, I'll admit - but it showed you had some life left in you. Now where has all your 'fire' gone?

Guess it must have been extinguished by that guy of enormous proportions and who is vertically challenged. Perhaps I should post some photos that will make you 'eat your heart out'....

These are what I call our Florida cars. There's a BMW 4X3, too, in blue. Don't have a photo handy, though....not here:)

I'll leave you to guess where these are, but one is fairly obvious.

I think you made a big mistake, don't you....

I know you love a good 'flaunt' so there you go. Enjoy!!

Ciao

Background

LL

I've posted quite a few encounters under my related blog Mutuality. This link will take you there.

I thought it might help your understanding if I explained the background, especially as ,at the time, you were in the background for part of the period in question.

You may recall one evening in Florida, in early 2004, out on the patio under the lanai. You had imbibed quite a bit of wine and were very talkative. That was when you revealed by a slip of the tongue that you had been seeing that guy with the Spanish name. I learned later that you had been in touch with others not least of which is your man of some ten years standing.

Against that backdrop, and your refusal to commit (I knew why as a result of finding out the above), I decided I had better 'hedge my bets'. I'm sure your memory is good enough to recall that we only met weekends, most times. I decided then that I would 'entertain' myself by building some social contacts in the East where I lived most of the time, back then. So it was that I met a number of women, all based in the UK, that were free and just wanted to spend time with a man.

I found it relatively easy to meet those women, some of whom figure in the blog referred to above, and for both them and I to enjoy each other. You said in early 2006 (a tad late) that there were plenty of women out there that wanted to get laid. You were right, for once, but you were two years late in your 'advice'. There was however more to my life from Spring 2004 than sex. I enjoy the company of women and I enjoyed the company of all the women you have 'seen' so far. We dined out, dined in, went to shows in London and in some cases vacationed together.

All the time I kept up the pretense with you because I thought we had something. Of course the trust went quite early on when I leaned of your activities, playing away with J. Along with the trust went my love for you. In 2004 that quietly broke my heart, but as you surmised in 2005 and 2006, I am strong and soon picked myself up. That stuff in 2005/2006 was just to teach you a lesson not to 'play with fire because you may get burned'. The people employed, so to speak, were quite real.

A footnote to that event. Due to my 'status' what you thought happened in the case 'never did'. I'll leave you to figure that one out, but I doubt you ever will.

The following year, 2005, was one long  year of unadulterated (I like that word in this context) pleasure for me, especially when you compounded your previous misdemeanors with the one in March of that year. Did you really think I believed what you told me? If you did then you are a bigger fool than I originally took you for.

In September of that year I was looking at investing in Cyprus, as you know, and I thought I would give you one last chance. I was seeing another lady then just as you were seeing your man. No, I don't feel guilty over that, given what you had done. You followed it all up with a plethora of lies which were easily found out.

There was no way I was going to let you know the extent of my wealth either. Hence the fact I kept our lives together 'low key' in terms of lifestyle and expenditure. I recall you once saying 'so you are running out of money'. My ploy undoubtedly worked, if you swallowed that hook, line and sinker! I found it hilarious when you thought you had left me and you said 'be careful with your money with women out there'.

All old stuff but I thought I would recap.

The life I enjoyed that year, 2005, was wonderful and quite fancy free. It tipped over into 2006 as well. So, pretty much three years, all told, of wine, women and laughter. I first met A in 2005 in the UK and I traveled with her, here in the USA, during that March when you thought I was visiting relatives. We 'hooked up' again in 2006 and that was when we got together permanently and married. Here we are, nearly 10 years later, loving life and loving each other.

You were an utter fool. You passed up on the best prospect you ever had in life all for a little short term pleasure. I won't reiterate where you find yourself ten years on, but it's not a lot different to where you were when I first met you.

Morally, what you did was reprehensible and indeed also the retention of the baubles. We, that is N and I, have not forgotten them.

I will continue with my blogs of the women I met but by and large will spare you the photographic evidence. You will have noted from what has already been posted, that there were indeed some gorgeous ladies out there. I had no need of women near my age group, as you were. Consequently they were younger, fitter, firmer and largely blemish free....unlike you.

I have been up and down the coast this week on business. The weather is warm and pleasant and we plan on spending a few months here before heading for Europe. I guess you have a few repetitive Spanish trips lined up. Do neither of you have an imagination? What a rut to be stuck in.

Having said all that take care and .... ciao for now

  

'Legends'

LL


Vegas has been good. Nice distraction from the sun, sea and beaches here. But it's pleasant to return to some warm days by the sea again. Not overly hot in February here. Highs around the mid 70's F/20 C but very enjoyable.

No big trips planned for a while, apart from possibly joining some friends on St Lucia. Shame you decided against sharing all this. I bet you sometimes sit there in your minuscule little abode, when the weather is dreary and life is dull, like the weather there, and wonder what might have been if you hadn't been so foolish.

And...you were foolish, very foolish. Life, a good life, offered on a plate so to speak, and you passed on it. In fact I know you realized it was the wrong decision shortly after the parting event, but didn't have to courage to follow through. So, there you are and here I am. You've never backed a 'winner' yet have you. You walked on by the only that was.

It is greatly amusing to see a chinless 'wonder' nearly bursting his shirt buttons with his stomach. In fact I have just caught up with some news from over there regarding beached sperm whales...some comparison...need I say more! Your taste in men hasn't improved one iota.

Why is everything or person a 'legend'? Quite a sad approach to life to hold some of these people in awe - especially those who are alcoholics. Maybe that is par for the course in some circles, but it is still pretty sad.

Posts of so called 'legends' are, perhaps, meant to impress. Believe me, they don't. I have met people with far more standing and breadth, both before you and especially since. Including, surprisingly, you'll say, some with big soccer connections. You were always impressed by things I thought were just normal and that trait in you continues to show through. Small town syndrome, I guess.

I'm still here for you if you ever need 'a hand in life'. No, I won't 'report you' for any contact :-)) I guess, apart from the weekends and those Spanish holidays and boozy trips, life is pretty much the same for you. As you can well imagine my life is entirely different and a very happy one. You and I had some 'interesting' times together and I know you enjoyed the sex. I moved on as you now know after I found out you were playing around behind my back. I certainly had a good time as related blogs have described. That will partly explain why you never received daily phone calls in those summer months of 2005, the rest was down to your behavior and for me the calls on me of family.

Right now I intend to spend the next two months relaxing here. Naturally, I have plenty of activities to keep me occupied from book fourteen through photography in my studio, sailing, fishing and generally living the Florida lifestyle. St Lucia is nice and hot around now so we may head down there to stay with our friends at some point. Then come the late spring it's time for Europe. In between I have a birthday and party to organize. May take a side trip to Bermuda at some point but all that stuff is in our 'backyard'.

Another Spanish holiday or two for you I guess. 'Same old' as you used to say. You got that bit wrong as regards me as you did most other things. Sad, really...I was ready to settle down with you at one point, but it never happened due to your behavior.

Enough reflections on such matters. This has only been written to remind you what might have been, what you could have had and what you could have enjoyed.

I'll leave you with some images of Las Vegas. I doubt you will ever get there...

Ciao and .... arriverderci