Quote: OK - go ahead and say it - the current efforts on H's part are probably not a permanent condition, he will slack off at some point and then I will back here whining. Well, I know that but I am just trying to enjoy it.
I will continue my new stock market analogy on your thread. Maybe your husband (like mine due to personality quirks) is the kind of stock that has a very irregular pattern of profits or pricing. If this worries you and causes you to obsessively check the stock market results every 5 minutes then you are likely to behave in ways that are counterproductive. You will do the relationship equivalent of selling when the price is low and buying when the price is high. OTOH, if you tell yourself that you are invested in this stock for the long haul for good reasons and you stop pressuring management to show regular profits on a quarterly basis at the expense of long-term earnings through intelligent use of capital and R&D, you may find yourself becoming more satisfied with your investment in the not too distant future. Otherwise, the pressure to meet market expectations might prove so overwhelming that your H's company might buy back its own stock and take itself off the market in order to have more control over operations.
"Tell me, what is it you plan to do with your one wild and precious life?" - Mary Oliver
Maybe your husband (like mine due to personality quirks) is the kind of stock that has a very irregular pattern of profits or pricing. If this worries you and causes you to obsessively check the stock market results every 5 minutes then you are likely to behave in ways that are counterproductive. You will do the relationship equivalent of selling when the price is low and buying when the price is high. OTOH, if you tell yourself that you are invested in this stock for the long haul for good reasons and you stop pressuring management to show regular profits on a quarterly basis at the expense of long-term earnings through intelligent use of capital and R&D, you may find yourself becoming more satisfied with your investment in the not too distant future. Otherwise, the pressure to meet market expectations might prove so overwhelming that your H's company might buy back its own stock and take itself off the market in order to have more control over operations.