Do Married Men Really Need Women as Friends?

Anonymous
Why would a married man actively seek to rekindle an old friendship with a long, lost female friend? My friend and I met when we were in college. In times of need, he always had my back and was a faithful, true friend. We never so much as kissed or held hands, just platonic friends. On graduation day, my mother mentioned to me that he seemed to (really) like me and that he would be the type of man to love, cherish and take care of me forever. Being young and otherwise occupied with another man, I didn't see what my mother was talking about. We moved on with our lives, he eventually married (for over 18 years now) and has children. I am still single. He recently contacted me before our 20th reunion. For 9 months, we've been corresponding via his work email, initially almost daily (sometimes 8-10 times a day)...though the emails have cooled to once a week or so. He has never been inappropriate, no excessive flirting. He has not spoken one harsh word about his wife. He tells me he is very happy, that he loves his wife very much and that they are very good to one another. With that being said, he seems to have a need to be in touch and he's mentioned on several occasions that he wants to see me again...in person, that he misses talking to me and that he wished "we would have hung out more while we were in college". He recently sent me his picture, his personal email address and now wants to link via Facebook. I hear everything he has said to me about his life, but yet I feel as if he really wants more than a friendship with me. He's a great catch...and I could easily fall for him, but he's someone else's catch. Should I run while I have the chance...or am I reading too much into this?
Do Married Men Really Need Women as Friends?
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