Scared of commitment? Not so much, he probably was a bit co-dependent. It seems like he was either married or in a serious relationship for most of his adult life.
Paul was an expert at getting married, not necessarily staying married though. He also somehow managed to produce one child for each wife, which of course leads to a very typical "modern family."
Time for another one of my favorite Paul stories. Again, there might be some inaccuracies with my retelling of this story (like all the others) so please feel free to correct me.
Soon after my mom (wife #3) and Paul got married, they attended the wedding of two of their very close friends, Ed and Jonelle. The wedding was in Carmel, and the families were there along with many friends. Just moments before the ceremony was set to start, Ed and Jonelle were in a panic...the officiant had not arrived! I am not sure who's idea it was, but who better to lead a wedding ceremony then a man who had been married three times? Enter Paul. He quickly agreed to be the unofficial officiant and stepped up to the podium, performing what my mom has said was one of the most beautiful wedding ceremonies. In fact, Jonelle's mom, personally thanked Paul for such a moving ceremony. It was a such a realistic wedding, that Ed and Jonelle never made it official! Their one and only, illegal marriage ceremony, was performed by Paul. I am pretty sure he was never too concerned with the legality of his decisions.
So tomorrow is the next big adventure in my "mission." I am meeting with Paul's first wife and my sister for lunch. You may be thinking "that's weird" but I have actually known her since I was about 12 years old, and spent time at her house. After all, for about 7 years of my life I literally lived down the street from her, and her youngest son and I went to school together from 7th grade though college. So weird maybe, but not in my family.
Stayed tuned for more adventures as one girl tries to uncover the mysteries of her deceased father.
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