But to discover that I was remembered warmly and with affection for 25 years is so healing. Apparently I once took a photo of some leaves when we were taking a walk together so long ago, and he still has that photo in his office.
When I was going thru my sitch with my wife, I reconnected with my very first girlfriend, who "went steady" with me between 2nd and 5th grades! I started my e-mail with "I don't know if you even remember me, but . . . " and she e-mailed back that "I still have the ring you gave me in 2nd grade!" (I bought this fake diamond ring -- heck, I don't even think they had CZ back then -- at the dime store!).
I felt the same tingle you did, Hoozh -- like "Wow, this person has thought of me SO FONDLY, after ALL THIS TIME!!!"
