Or is it more like the old Rodney Dangerfield joke:
The secret to a long marriage is to go out to eat on a regular basis; She goes on Tuesdays and I go on Thursdays.
You or Rodney sound like my dad :P
My marriage was helped by the vacations we took this summer: she did her biennial thing with her sisters to Disneyworld, while I did a road trip to Las Vegas with my 11 YO son.
I had done the Florida thing on multiple occasions, and two weeks in Orlando in late June was never my idea of "fun". And that's not including the drama of five sisters arguing over plans for this day or that day.
Instead, I planned out activities that my son and I could both enjoy: horseback riding in Monument Valley and Bryce Canyon, canyoneering/rappeling outside of Zion NP, fishing, an excursion to Area 51, and a visit to the Alien Museum in Roswell.
The capper was my son saying, "Dad, don't take this the wrong way, but I liked the freedom (from Mom) I had on this trip. No doubt he loves and adores his mother, but guys just need a break from women every now and then.
So many lasting memories, such as driving east on IH-40 to Winslow AZ, with the volume cranked up on "Million Dollar Quartet", and both of us jammin' to the music. Yeah, we stopped at the "Standin on a Corner" park in Winslow.