Even if you were married young, had a child, and things ended badly, you'll never forget this person in your life. One person might go away and you'll never see them again. This is unfortunate for a young child, but things do happen. Then all of a sudden 37 years later they appear out of nowhere and pretend to be your friend again just to find out how their son or daughter was. No matter how bad the marriage ended the feeling is still hidden deep down in your memories and you want to believe deep down in your heart this person is really serious and just wants to keep in touch and be friends.