GH...Have you ever brought your W with you on your wedding gigs? Just as a change of pace? I would sometimes go with SO and while it was someone else's wedding that we didn't know, it was still fun to get dressed up and help him out at the same time. Just a thought. Maybe there's some kind of job you could have her do....and spend some time together and make money....all at the same time?

I knew how I felt sitting at home with the kids while he was out....even though I "knew" he was working - sometimes I still perceived that he was out having fun. And just the thought of OK, he's got to work from 3 PM to 10 PM - plus hour drive there, hour drive back, that leaves a long, long period of time to try to fill. It used to depress me. Don't know if that's how your W feels, but even knowing you need the money sometimes doesn't help get you thru the afternoon.