LONG time Midwesterner here.
First relationship from 1961 to 1968. Doug moved to S.F. and never came back. We mailed some and phoned rarely, we visited a couple of times, but not much lately. I still dearly miss and love him.
Second relationship from 1973 to 1983. Married Candy in 1975. Alcoholism got her and she moved back home to L.A. leaving me and her 4 yr old son in 1983. We mailed, emailed, visited, phoned regularly, until she passed away from alcoholism in 1992. Again, I still dearly miss and love her.
Third relationship from 1998 to 2003. One day, Josh just said he just can't to it, not right now, and left, disappeared to another state. Total silence for 5 years. Then he began to chat on line and phone me fairly regularly. We haven't met up again yet, but we talk about it. And yea, again, I still dearly miss and love him.
There were a few other, shorter, less serious relationships along the way. We all still talk but we all live in different states and two in Canada.
That is quite a history.
So your first partner was a male, then female, then a male ....
Never have any ex, not sure if i will ever have a partner.

