I do appreciate the advice.. and Corri, I appreciate your candor. Its true I do come here and vent and its true that *I* have to take some action and try and get this figured out or pull the plug. Complaining about it isnt going to solve anything. Partly I come here and explain my situation for validation that maybe im not crazy to think this isnt a *normal* relationship. Something needs to be done and I just dont know where to start or what to do. Counseling is a good start and I would definately be willing to do that. I guess im looking for a magic bullet that will make everything ok again and its just not out there.