I married when I was 24. I had dated a few guys but was still a virgin on my wedding night. Not just a vaginal virgin; Mike, the man I married, was the first penis I had ever seen or touched. I will always remember the first night of my honeymoon. I had wanted to make love to my husband Mike and had dreamed of that night for years. I was shocked that it was painful to have sex. I had no pleasure that night or for several years. I wanted to like sex but it was always uncomfortable. Having nothing to compare my husband's penis to I assumed that it was his size that made sex uncomfortable. It was not until after I gave birth to my first child that sex was not painful. After this it was more enjoyable but still not what I thought that it could be. Not until my husband was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer did I start to desire sex with him. He died five months later.
I hid myself in my work for the next two years. I raised my children and worked extra hours to keep myself occupied. I missed my husband but rarely thought about sex and had no interest in dating. I was 43 years old and assumed I would live as a 2nd time virgin widow for the rest of my life.
I was not very handy around the house because Mike had always taken care of repairs. Over the course of his illness and the following two years the house got pretty run down. When the water heater sprang a leak all over the basement I did not know what to do. I had not spoken to Mike's friend Alex in months but I had no one else to call. I asked if he could look at my water heater. He came over right away.
Alex was four years younger than me and had been divorced for 7 years. He was tall, over six feet, and in good shape from playing several sports. When Alex looked at the water heater he discovered that my house had a lot of plumbing problems. He said that many of the pipes needed replacing. When he told me it would cost several thousand dollars because of the damage already done I started to cry. Alex took me in his arms and I sobbed on his shoulder for several minutes. I did not have any extra money but I cried as much from loneliness as anything. I had not been particularly aware of being lonely until that moment.
After I stopped crying, Alex suggested that he could do the work for me but said it would mostly get done on weekends. I accepted his offer immediately but felt bad because I had little money to pay him. He assured me that he wanted to do it and that he felt he owed Mike anyhow.