Hairdog,

I feel honored and priveleged that I've smoked you out on my lil' ol' thread! Thanks -- I appreciate the encouraging words.

Trust me, I am the type that takes a long time to act, but once I act, I'm ready for the fight. In fact, most of my complacency the past few years can be traced to the stupid thought in my head that basically went "I'd really love to talk about this, but I'm NOT going to go first."

Stubborn -- it's the German in me.

But as Cobra, I think it was, pointed out to me this past week, it's obvious that I love my wife; otherwise, why would this scare me so much? Why would the threat of losing her HURT so much?

I ache.

I am a romantic person -- it's the Polish in me. \:\)

Choc.