I'm mixed on this because I'm in a situation that is kind of weird. My first real love (we were in our early 20's) and I have connected again after many, many years. I'm now 41. We were very young when we were together and a lot has happened (obviously) between now and then. He was married and has 2 kids. I, after multiple relationships, never married. We each moved away from our home states. And today, we live many states apart. We did stay in touch over the years. He always managed to catch up with me even though I lived in 4 different states over the years. Whenever he would begin to reminisce about our old relationship I would never allow it. After all, he had a wife and that would have been all kinds of wrong. And I was also involved at the time. Now that they are divorced and I am not currently involved, he would like to explore getting together.
Part of me thinks that it is because he has some romanticized version in his head of a 'first love' relationship. And that he probably held on to that vision during times in his marriage that were bad. Fantasy can be so much better than reality. On the other hand, what do I have to lose?
So, see... I just don't know. Though he did marry someone else. That was a long time ago.