I was new to Palo Alto and new to my job as Property Manager in a community where Bruce had just moved two months prior - as a newly divorced father of two. He came to the "Meet the Manager" party to complain! Turns out I couldn't take care of his complaint, but we became fast friends. Neither of us was interested in a relationship, but it was nice having someone to talk to as we established new lives. I was working and going to school full-time and he was busy getting custody of his two children and a messy divorce. Neither of us wanted a relationship! A few months after hanging out, he was helping me hang a picture in my apartment and kissed the back of my neck. Well....That was it! My friend was now more than a friend! He soon had to move out. I couldn't sleep with a resident of a community I managed and he needed a bigger place for his kids. That was 13 years ago! The kids are grown and one just made us grand parents. We're actually not married. We like to say "we're better than married". Bruce isn't my "partner" he's my "heart-ner". :-)
