Jim0987 #15 - Further on up the road

[Mozza]

Hello jim0987. Still listening. You seem to be still struggling much, on year into it. It is no surprise, as one year is not that look to absorb that big a change. We need to be patient with ourselves. I'm not saying anything you haven't heard a million times around her.

Dropping the kids is always a bit difficult, but I've learnt to appreciate my lazy side and how I can sleep in, cook and clean less, etc. when they are not around. Not my #1 choice in life, but still, I might as well look at the good side of things.

I find it interesting that you identify a generic value in being in a couple and I can relate to it. I also notice that you still praise WW's many qualities. I've to say that mine has gradually come down the pedestal I had for her. She's become more of a normal person in my mind, less of the ultimate woman that every man desires. I sometimes think of how difficult she was with me, of her bad habits, shortcomings, etc. It seems a good sign that I can see her more objectively, regardless of the future.