Affair is over and WW is responding

[Hope4us]

I'm not really old fashioned. Heck, I wish WW was a VP somewhere and then I could fish and hunt all day!

I guess I was asking based on some comments I've heard from a few women I know. They said they are all for equality between men and women, but deep down inside, they WANT a man who will take care of them, protect them, make them safe and secure. And WW even told me after I got the ILYBINILWY speech that I'm a good provider, good dad, help around the house more than my share, make her feel safe, make her feel comfortable. But OM was hitting a need I wasn't. I'm doing my best to work on that (I was very wrapped up in work and traveling a lot so I wasn't there when she needed me). I don't want her to stay strictly for the money, but to be honest, isn't a nice standard of living an emotional need for some people? I would assume it is for WW. She grew up in a fairly well off family and LIKES nice stuff and our multiple vacations a year, our timeshares in Fla, our nice house on the hill, etc.

BTW Neecy, I didn't take your (or Sara's) comments negatively. I like a womans point of view so I understand where I've been missing filling my WW's needs. And in Ohio, spousal support usually only lasts for one year for every 3 of the marriage or until the person receiving the support marries or shacks up with OP.