She is nicer than I have prortrayed her, I think. Our major area of separation is sex. We get along to a certain extent other than that. Yes, she can be harsh, opinionated and strong willed, but I could not stand to be with a wimp. The problem has been the effects of the last five years. Nearly losing a kid to cancer, loss of job, failure of business, loss of income. Through that, we are still married.
My reaction has been to give up my manhood and become a pleaser. She has become a woman with a very harsh tongue. Neither of us are correct on this.
By the way, I am going to have to join the dieting crew. My wife is having a surgery on Monday and will not be able to run for about a month, so she is wanting to do the Atkins together so she doesn't get fat and I can cut some weight. When I went on Lexapro a couple of years ago, I put on about 30 pounds. Some of it is muscle, as Lexapro has a steroidal component. My leg press max went up almost 50%... Anyway, I have not been able to take the weight off when I went off the meds. Could be that I am nearing 40, (six months) or a residual from the meds. I am also prone to Russian Weightlifter stomach, so you can still see my abs, but my stomach comes out as far as my chest.
