I got a dog for my husband.
It was a fair trade.
Almost feel like I was eaves dropping here guys. But I have to say, I'm in the same boat with regard to marriage as some of you here. Recently divorced, won't go down that road again no way no how. Not only am I clearly not good at being married but see no logical point in it anymore. The kids are grown (at least in the eyes of the law) and for the first time since I was in my early 20s, I have NO ONE to answer to, report in to, make excuses to, explain myself to, etc. I spent five hours at the range yesterday goofing off (my goofing off time was supposed to be spent on him), bought a new gun (he was afraid of having guns in the house), then went out to dinner with a group of friends last night (his idea of socializing was grunting when I asked him a question while cooking his dinner), had a few beers (yes I can drink outside the house and get home responsibly!), got in at midnight (no more "I don't want to stay out too late" before we've even left the house), and sat on the back porch with the dogs for a half hour throwing the ball (no, I didn't need anyone to tell me how much sleep I need in a night) before I went to bed, where I slept in the middle and hogged all the blankets and pillows, with my new baby on the nightstand because I'm pretty confident I'm not going to shoot the dog or myself or anyone else that doesn't need shooting in the middle of the night.
Today I'm working from home until 1:30 when I leave to go work a charter for three hours. Its a rough job, running tourists around the rivers in a boat on a sunny summer day. After that I'll come back home and clean up, put on a cute skirt and go listen to a friend's band for a little while, because live blues on a summer evening is just good. Early night because I have an IDPA match (my first) in the morning and another charter tomorrow afternoon. I'm having the time of my life! Literally! I'm glad so many of you are happily married and aren't ashamed to say so. Its clearly working for you! For those of you who'd rather take her to the pound, well, it takes two. (...friends to help you bury his sorry butt in the back yard - ha ha, just kidding, really.) Seriously though, try treating marriage like a dance - you're the man, LEAD. If you want to put the happiness and romance back into it, take the lead and do it. She'll most likely follow. If not, well, why would you take unsolicited advice from a stranger anyway?