I have a friend who has been divorced about 8 years now. For the past (3) years she has involved with a married man whom she works with. (he is not her boss however) Anyway, this man has been living apart from his wife for 2 1/2 years but is only now finalizing the divorce. Meanwhile, he now tells my friend that he needs space, time to himself to date, figure stuff out. Granted he is 47 years old. The irony of all of this, is my friend is willing to let go of the relationship, but he will not. He emails at work, calls her at home, tells her how much he loves her, misses her but still feels that he needs to date and be free for awhile to make sure he doesn't regret anything later. What are your thoughts? Just curious!!!