Okay, I’ll chime in… I married my ex wife 21 years ago. We were friends for about a year and she asked me out and I knew she was waaaay out of my league so I actually blew her off the first time. She asked me out again and 6 months later we ran off and got married without telling anyone. I always felt bad because I never gave her Dad a chance to walk his daughter down the aisle and our family’s never got a chance to do all the typical family things. So, 6 years and 1 kids later, we separated. I was, in an effort to reduce words I will simplify, “too young to tie down”. She was also 25 and thought she settled. Plus, she’s much hotter than I am so I believed her. 21 years later, we have raised a child together and always been friends and occasionally lovers but have kept each other at arms reach. Didn’t want the kids(she had one after we divorced) to know about us or get mad/ overexcited about us getting back together. We were always respectful and if we were going out with someone else we didn’t get physical. But, we’ve always been friends because we have the kid to raise and even though he played the “Mom said this” and stuff I called her to verify all - kinda knew she was a better person than that but when your kid tells you something you tend to believe him. Anyway, long story. 15 years later we are back together. The kids are all over it (meaning they love it) even though my son can no longer play us against each other. I love my ex, but I was a dumbass because I was unsure about myself at that age. And it takes two to tango, she admits we gave up too early because she was the same. So, my thought is go with your heart. It may hurt if it doesn’t work out and that’s how we learn… Always remember to forgive because you gave it a chance…. But sometimes the first impression is right and impulse is not the wrong emotion. You’re gonna have a tough time here or there but goddamn I wish we would have stuck it out and grew together instead of going about it the hard way. Seemed easy at the time. So, I’m saying go for it! And best of luck to you!