How I dated and married a younger man?

A reader writes, "I have been looking at your blog and saw an account of an older woman (40s) thinking that younger men (20s) do not want serious relationships with older women and will address below another experience I have of a younger man and older woman in a serious relationship. I first met Gary when he was 16 and I was about 32 and pregnant with my second child of a very bad marriage. We both remembered the moment and the feelings we had. Over the next few years my marriage deteriorated further and finally broke up. He was there waiting and later told me he knew it would happen. I was 35 and he was 19 when we first started going out together. It was serious right from the start - I did not hesitate to state my needs regarding my children and the kind of home life I needed. For many years he provided very well for us - we married a few years later and had a child when I was 41. Unfortunately problems he had from the past surfaced and after 16 years of marriage, we split. Age was never an issue. We are good friends now - 15 years after splitting - and I get the feeling he regrets that we are not still together and he shows signs of jealousy over my new partner. I still care deeply for him but have not seen the personal growth I need to see to contemplate a reunion."