I'm sure that you are right about the companionship and I have been working on that myself for some time. It is quite difficult for a man to be a companion because you have to tune in to femail things and stay tuned in. I notice that you mention shopping and I admit I hate it and actually make it a miserable experience for W as I end up trailing along contributing nothing and continually looking at my watch. I will try harder. I love to talk and my W is most definitely my best friend. We have a large extended family and I have noticed that if the conversation turns to family gossip her attention really rises and we have a lot of lovely eye contact and shared opinions particularly regarding methods of bringing up children. I think that HDs (myself included) get obsessed with the sex they are not getting and that overwhelms everything else.
