What If? Never Happened.

What if?

Never Happened.

Puppy Love.

Testosterone.

Passion.

Lust.

All-consuming.

Head-over-heels.

Playing house.

Kids raising kids.

No wonder we made mistakes.

We had no idea.

So we split.

Sadder, but wiser.

One night stands.

Keep looking; she's there.

Booze.

Hi. babe.

Feeling alone in a crowded bar.

Damn, she's beautiful!

This is my lucly night.

There's magic here.

It feels right with her in my arms.

Of course, I'll respect you in the morning.

Grow up a little.

Think about a soul mate.

Am I happy just being with you?

"When Harry Met Sally" works for me.

That's Hollywood.

We're talking reality here.

The women I still dream about

Were strong, independent, & open.

Always find it easier to express emotions

With a woman.

Hey, "How about those Vikings"

Goes only so far with the guys.

Are we really from Venus & Mars?

That puts us in the same solar system, anyway.

Believe in fate? I do.

Sometimes things just plain don't happen.

Fond memories of things that just didn't work out.

Oh, beautiful, bittersweet life!

The dream lives on.

I'm content. I had my shot at it.

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Guy W. Oct 6, 2009, 2:39pm EDT

My theory is: God makes humans the most fertile when there at the stupidest point in their lives for a reason. lol

david f. Oct 6, 2009, 4:09pm EDT

and i think cocaine acts as a fertility pill.

Guy W. Oct 6, 2009, 4:52pm EDT

What doesn't kill you. . . makes you reproduce, I always say.

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Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 2:44pm EDT

Yeah, Guy. Supposedly men reach their sexual peak when they are teens, while women's sexual desire lasts longer. Does that mean that women stay stupider longer than we do? (Why do I think that I'm going to regret saying that?) lol.

Kathryn E. Oct 6, 2009, 7:40pm EDT

we were never stupid.

girls go to college to get knowlege; boys go to jupiter to get stupider.

duh.

Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 8:28pm EDT

Duh.

Toni V. Oct 12, 2009, 10:04am EDT

Duh. LOL.

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Holly C. Oct 6, 2009, 2:57pm EDT

Great piece. I always say you can't play the What If? game. You'll always lose.

Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 3:08pm EDT

True, Holly. I have no regrets. Didn't mean for this to be negative in any way. Just "C'est la vie", a French phrase, "Such is life", lol.

Holly C. Oct 6, 2009, 4:43pm EDT

Oh I didn't see anything negative in it at all. I've certainly done things that some people would be dismayed by but I've learned from every experience, good or bad. You have to live your own life, no one else can live it for you. If you live according to what works for you then so much the better.

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david f. Oct 6, 2009, 4:08pm EDT

what a different life it would be

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Tanya P. Oct 6, 2009, 5:31pm EDT

Switch the gender and hormone and you've told my story.

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Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 5:41pm EDT

I hear ya, Tanya.

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Johnice R. Oct 6, 2009, 5:52pm EDT

A different life indeed! I try never to "What if" I have too many and it makes me sad. :(

Too relatable, well done!

Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 6:00pm EDT

probably shouldn't have used "What If", Johnice. It does have negative conotations. I wrote it off the top of my head; just let it flow, & didn't edit.

Johnice R. Oct 6, 2009, 6:27pm EDT

No apologies my life has survived a long really sucky period. No need to rain on the world for that I just do not look back!

Relatable, well done! Jim,I mean it! :)

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Jim G. Oct 6, 2009, 6:05pm EDT

"Love, like youth, is wasted on the young."

"We grow too soon old, & too late smart."

Hell, I still feel young at heart. It's been an interesting journey.

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