It usually is my goal at 6:15 a.m. in the morning to mind my own business and set foot at my work location in order to sip down my only cup of Dunkin Donuts' coffee.  I had, however, noticed that every morning a certain woman always felt the need to follow-up her "good morning" to the group of commuters with "It's hard."

My initial witness to this ritual, needless to say, woke me out of my usual morning stupor!  Who could be that dramatic at 6:18 a.m.?  Are you in suspense yet?  Okay, here we go. 

This woman had been in a relationship with her boyfriend for some 10 years.  During this time, they maintained two separate households while rearing their respective children.  As life would have it, their children reached adulthood and have left the separate residences to pursue their life goals.

He, the boyfriend, was the driver of our 6:18 a.m. Light Rail train.  I must admit that I did notice that everyday after we reached our last stop that he would leave the train to go to Dunkin Donuts' Kiosk to get his morning cup of coffee.  I also noticed that it was getting more and more difficult for her to catch up to him as he walked over to the Kiosk.  At first I thought it was because he was trying to keep to the train schedule.  You could see her waiting outside the train doors waiting for him to exit and her scampering to keep up with him, low and behold it was a signal of the beginning of the end! 

On learning more about this dilemma, she told us that he had just turned 60 years old and had abruptly broke off their relationship in July.  She also confessed to riding pass his house on the night of their 10 year anniversary one July evening.  Every morning since the break up, she shows up at the Station on the verge of tears and needs to be comforted before boarding and sometimes leaving the train at the end of the liine!  On Fridays she can be heard saying "the weekends are the worse!"

Last night she walked three miles because she couldn't stand to be home alone with her thoughts of him!  Finally, she also stated today that the marriage license wasn't a concern for her, therefore, she never PUSHED him to marry her!  Perhaps a big mistake?

Okay people...what do you think?  Should she have seen it coming?  Was he ever planning to marry her?  or is this a mid-life crises event at 60?