[Rain Man]

Originally Posted by Aries Walker

The short version of the story is this: Christina and I were engaged on New Years' 1991/1992, but she called it off in April because I was selfish and stupid and unmotivated and didn't try hard enough. She went on to marry a guy who didn't treat her very well, but he held a job and was respectable enough, but she had told her family that she wished she'd stayed with me. I went on to grow up, become stable, and marry another girl who I thought was similarly sweet and kind and loving, but in reality it was all about her, she made unreasonable demands of everything, and sported a temper she couldn't control, so we've since divorced. In all likelihood, if I had done more, finished school, worked harder at keeping her, Christina and I would have stayed together, and we'd be completely happy (which we were when we were together), and maybe we'd have her three kids together, rather than the zero I have with my ex-wife.

Christina died on May 5 of last year from brain cancer, age 38. So, the answer is "in a heartbeat".

Every once in a while I get clobbered by a post, and this is one of them.