I think he feels like he didn't get the chance to experience and date as much as he would have liked to.
This would be my W as well...what was her spin on the "married too young"?...let's see...oh yeah, "I didn't know myself, who I really was, when we got married..." ... check...
I still get amazed at the "script" nature of this...so many people, all walks of life, both genders, all preferences, kids, no kids, all following similar behaviors, words, processes...
T^2
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