Oh, I confused things - I liked your line, but what I didn't remember from DR was:
"If you and your spouse are separated and s/he wants little to do with you, consider it a baby step forward if your mate asks you for a favor." that LeftBehind quoted.
I've been getting a lot of those all of a sudden, so I am curious as to whynthe change, but.... I fear I'm in danger of threadjacking here, so I'll bunk back over to my own post. ;-)