"Although we were bringing home more money than ever she was carrying most of the load at home and I was always tired and irritated.
W expressed her concerns in a letter one night and I didn't react to it the way she thought I should. I wasn't angry or disrespectful but just didn't hear it the way she wanted me to."
What do you mean that you didn't "hear it the way she wanted you to"?
"It basically outlined her unhappiness about our situation and my increased drinking and weight gain. I did take it seriously and cut back on the drinking"
How much did you drink before? How much did you "cut back" to?
" and started to exercise more. Over the past two years I have dropped 60 lbs."
While that's admirable, 60lbs in 2 YEARS isn't that much. How much do you weigh now?
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.