(I would have sent this in private, but found no contact info in the respective HN profiles.) To Dove and lotharbot: Thanks so much for your comments in this

(I would have sent this in private, but found no contact info in the respective HN profiles.) To Dove and lotharbot: Thanks so much for your comments in this thread. They are extremely insightful, and resonate strongly with my own experiences of married life, which is nearing a decade in length. I always admire and am inspired when I see examples of good marriages. <insert politically correct well-wishing here>