"I can't explain this pull we have. But I believe in him, too. I genuinely do."

She groaned. "I'd like to think that your marriage will work out. I am an optimist through and through, but this is a little unsettling. He is just older and the whole thing with kids..." She was animated as she spoke. "I don't want you ending up imprisoned in the basement with equipment to sedate you."

Despite the serious nature of the chat, I burst out laughing at the mental picture she had given me. The fact that ...