re: Coworker of mine is getting a divorce

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Mrs. Tantal has terminal cancer and isn't likely to last too much longer. Once she's gone, I'll probably be 51, at most. Plenty of time left to start over, but I won't for two reasons. #1-Once you're used to driving a Ferrari, it would be hard to slide into a clapped-out old Dodge. #2-I'm in an excellent financial position now and refuse to risk it.

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That's what my uncle did. His wife died of cancer in her 40s and later when he got a girlfriend, he flat out told her marriage was a one-time thing for him but she was welcome to hang around as long as she wanted provided she understood that he would never marry again. She accepted the deal and they lived together happily unmarried for over 20 years until he died. I guess you can't break something that doesn't exist.