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Reading this article reminds me of how proud I am of my mother in law (yes, you read that right). She's a small-town girl, was married 25 years to my father in law, 15 years ago, he left and now she's just the kind of woman described in the article. She goes and does whatever she wants, she is financially independent, she has a very nice man in her life, but she doesn't want to get married. She looks at it as "I've been the wife who cooked, cleaned, raised kids and I don't care to do it
again'.
She and her guy go on trips, read books together, go walking, have been trying to learn French and generally have a good time together. But he goes home during the week and she works. They have their fun on the weekends and she feels that the time apart helps them appreciate each other when they're together. It's taken him a bit of getting used to, but he (obviously) thinks she's worth it. I have to agree.
