I always give myself time for coffee. Always. I may start running short on blog time once we start our real schedule (tomorrow begins 7:15 start), but I will always have coffee. And for now I thought I could try to blog too.

Great talking to you! I appreciate you telling me that it helped. Sometimes I feel like such an expert from the outside looking in, but know I don't really know the first thing about marriage.

As I read your post just now it occurred to me that for many (most?) women it's enough to be appreciated as an effective personal assistant with sex privileges. Most marriages exist in the day to day as your describe yours. I'm not saying that they should be happy with them, but they do. Ultimately, I think the romance in most marriages fizzles, and the tell me all about yourself courtship conversations that go on until the wee hours are far gone. Children take away opportunities for spontaneous sex, and suddenly marriage is a business agreement and living arrangement. Spouses function more like relatives sometimes.

What an odd place to stop, but it's time to run. I'll write more later. Have a good day. J