How many of these relationships started as two people who like each other just feeling lonely...?
I sometimes wonder about this...
A while ago I was talking to a sister who is in a long distance relationship with her brother (both in their 30s). And basically she said she was divorced and her brother was single and tired of the dating game of going out to meet new people, so... they decided to just help each other out.
I (40) have a crush on a cousin of mine (30) that I think is quite pretty... I often find my self gazing at her as she talks directly to me... We also have a lot in common. If she wasn't my cousin I would ask her out! So... it got me thinking... if she and I were both single and both felt lonely... I think that could maybe happen... For the record, she's happily married, so very low probability of that becoming real one day.
Just wanted to share my thoughts on this... Thanks for listening ;)