I’m single. I met a wonderful man: older than myself, intellectual, and well-read. Only I had the uneasy suspicion that decent men are hard to come by. And my instincts did not fail me!

A week into our acquaintance, a woman sent me a really unpleasant message on social media, requesting that I leave her man alone. My reasonable query to the suitor: “Who is it?” I was assured that it was only a friend. Another week later, his wife wrote to me with a similar request.

This man and I had been texting about neutral topics (books, weather) the entire time. A few weeks later, I noticed him kissing a young girl outside a shop.
Life isn’t a fairytale. A “good” man can honestly believe he has adequate strength for everyone. I blocked him. I am not going to line up to obtain a dude.