Taylor, now 67, is the fourth of six boys. “I hadn’t felt this feeling in a long time,” he said. Taylor didn’t admit it in the moment, a fear of commitment had gotten the better of him. “But at this point, I was content with the fact that it may not happen.” Vincent would think to himself, “‘Maybe I’ll go to this thing,’ or ‘Maybe I’ll wear the tighter sweater,’” he said.

Vincent, who goes by Tim, was also quite used to being single by then. Both men were in their mid-to-late 50s and Mr. Taylor said, has helped him understand “what it meant to be in a relationship.”Įven with this firsthand knowledge, he had largely stopped pursuing a romantic life of his own when he met Timothy Vincent in August 2011 at a party hosted by Mr. There was also a famous fashion designer and his husband.

Michael Taylor is the rare person who can say that much of what he’s learned about long-term relationships was on the job.Īs a private estate manager, he has spent years overseeing the lives of wealthy clients, who currently include Suzanne Somers and her husband Alan Hamel, and have included Lynda and Stewart Resnick, the couple behind POM Wonderful and Fiji water.