Thank you lalxx! I suppose it beats DW for dumped wife.
I know he has to think of me, he can't just STOP after 20 years and turn me off like a lightbulb. I just need to hear it sometimes to remind myself that he's hurting too. He's doing a marvelous job covering it up, apparently.
No harm, no foul, I get the humor of your statement. You must be a sports fan.