You're welcome, Bill. Finances are a big issue in a lot of relationships; I know my own debt was very oppressive and I realized it not only damaged me (my credit report was fugly) but would effect my relationships down the road. I had a lot of shame about it personally and also knew that it would be a turn-off if the tables were turned and I met some cool dude but then found out he was loaded down with debt...
For me, fitness is primarily about my own mental health, secondary for physical health. When I exercise regularly, I feel better not only physically, but mentally and emotionally. It really helps having a young herding dog that MUST be exercised daily (if I want my shoes and throw-pillows to survive!) but it also helps knowing that I have a better mental/emotional perspective when my physical self is in shape. That spirals upward into continued good choices, because I stay aware that the snacks are not my friend (and will not provide the type of comfort I crave). I am grateful to say that I'm waaaaay healthier at 34 than I was at 24, and I hope to be able to say the same at 44, maybe even 54 and 64...
I think it would be good to build relationships w/your distant cousins, nieces and nephews. Not just because you don't have your own kids (yet), but so you don't deprive them of their awesome cousin (= you!), uncle (again, you!) *and* potential date for their hottie single friends that would never get to meet you otherwise. Forgive me if that's obnoxiously optomistic...
Do you have a good place to run her? I just returned from a 3.6 mile walk along the road near my home. Unfortunately, the influx of people to this area after the storms means that the whole area is going from a rural/suburban setting where walking along the road is safe to a denser suburban setting where I may not be able to have a safe or pleasant walk.
I've found that walking is good for my mental state if I have a safe, pleasant place to walk and don't have to drive to get there. If I have to get in and out of my car, I lose some of the emotional benefit. I do some other exercise. Those activities have some benefit to my head, but nothing beats walking to relax me and help me think clearly.
The walking is also good for me physically, but I've never found that walking gave me big results.