So poignant. I love your opening sentence. Who could not go on to read the rest?

I wonder what his son meant by “I really only got to see him when we visited him at his job”? Didn’t they live with him?

Did you have any feelings about your decision after reading what his son had to say about how distant he was? Do you think he would have been different if you had married him and had children with him?

We tend to idealize those long ago loves but there may have been a reason you hesitated. Anyway, I enjoyed reading it right to the end. Thank you.