Thanks for your insights T^2, you are very generous about sharing your knowledge and the male perspective, and I so appreciate it.

Women are not really Mr. Fix-Its, but we DO like to tell our Hs what course of action we think they should take, and this is something I struggle against too. Right now my 180s about this are to never give advice/criticize/warn/coax, to let him be the thinking/action oriented/masculine energy one in our relationship, and to not try to control him or the outcome. Whew!

I'm so happy to hear you had a fabulous night with side-busting laugh after the cat sprayed you (pee-u!)! Didn't your W join in the hilarity? How long is it before you have to make the decision about whether to let her join your annual trip or not? Hard decision, lots of pros and cons on each side.

It sounds like you're doing great! Life is good!
--Linda