Until recently, my daughter and granddaughter and I lived together in my two-room apartment. My daughter’s husband had been working abroad for two years and came home from time to time. This year they planned to buy a plot of land for a house. But circumstances changed somewhat, and my daughter and granddaughter went abroad to live with their son-in-law. My wife passed away a long time ago, so I was left alone.
At first I thought that at my age it was not the right time to start a relationship. But I loved my wife very much. Left alone in a large apartment, I found myself thinking that I would be alone in my old age.
By the way, my friends and I often gathered on a bench near our house and talked about various topics. Kate was there, a woman from the neighboring building. As it turned out, she had also been living alone for quite some time. That’s how we got to talking. So a month ago, I decided to try to arrange my personal life and offered Kate to live together. She’s an intelligent woman who knows how to hold a conversation. Why not? So we started living together.
I told my daughter about it, and she said that it would make her feel better. We lived together for two weeks, and then I couldn’t stand it and asked her to move out. As it turned out, she and I were very different.
The same Kate turned out to be an untidy woman who couldn’t even wash a tea cup after herself. How is it possible to live like that, with all your clothes scattered around the house? My ex-wife had all her clothes on the shelves, the kitchen was shining with cleanliness, and there were always fresh pastries on the table. And Kate has never served me tea. Why do I need a woman at all? I can talk to her on a bench.
My clean, tidy apartment had turned into a mess. Kate didn’t want to listen to me at all, and there was no question of an agreement.
She simply ignored all my requests or expressed her dissatisfaction. Like, she didn’t owe me anything. And she was not going to be my errand girl. That was the end of any conversation we had.
So I didn’t want to build a relationship with a woman with whom we couldn’t find common ground in everyday matters. She won’t give me a glass of water even in my old age!
I don’t want to waste my life, especially at a time like this. Do you think I did the right thing?
