I lived in a brownstone apartment in the Fenway neighborhood of Boston. I was working at a residential treatment facility for adolescent girls in Arlington. I knew Milton and Ginger, who lived about 30 miles south of Boston; and Allyson, who lived about 45 miles west of Boston. I had made friends at work, but most of them were 20-somethings out of college.
I wasn’t looking for a serious relationship, but I thought dinner and a movie would be a fun thing. So I signed up on match.com and was enjoying the occasional date and conversation.
Until Rob came along.
Our first email was during a Celtic playoff game. I lost count of the number of back-and-forth exchanges.
Our first phone call was over three hours long. I was extremely tired at work the next day.
Obviously, we hit it off.
Rob’s wife Lynne had passed away from breast cancer, and Rob Jr was 6 at the time. They both stole my heart, and I quickly went from not looking for a relationship, to married and being a mom, in a matter of months.
Rob says he’s not sure he would do it again had he known what I meant by “package deal” with Spunky… but we all know better ;-)
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