Opti, Good to see you in this forum. Don't worry about the things you have no control over at his time, the emotional needs for sex, and domestic support. Wouldn't wait till summer to work on that as a prerequisite to writing pursuits. The earlier you can get "buy-in" from H the more he'll on board when the time come to ramp up on it rather than waiting and it may seem to him like springing it on him to him. Keep up the good work, you're another proof that DBing works. RonJon "When we become independent, we lose the fear of losing our significant other that controls us"