THE END OF AN ERA by Steve Nadis
Next weekend, a friend of mine is getting married. Maybe I should call him an acquaintance, as we're not close enough friends that I'm invited--or had any expectation of being invited--to this event. But it will be an event, nevertheless, as this guy has been a bachelor for 50 years and he's made the most of that half century, if you know what I mean. I've often seen him in the company of women, but never with the same woman twice. Years ago, my wife used to work in a bar/restaurant, which had been a favorite hangout of this fellow, who was then a journalist and is now a celebrated author. In fact, she saw him on two different dates, with two different women, on the SAME night. He started hanging out in the next restaurant my wife worked at (though this was before we were married), and he started dating several of the waitresses there (though not her, so far as I know).
Now it seems he's going to settle down and see what married life is all about. I'm not sure how easy or hard the adjustment will be for him. But I can say this: This guy shouldn't be thinking of all those missed opportunities that occasionally haunt other married men, because he didn't miss any.
