Glad you could relate. I think far too often the majority of people tend to think of the 'unhappy marriage' as the typical wife-does-everything-hubby-watches-telly situation. In reality, it is very difficult for a man to admit that he is both the breadwinner and househubby -and being constantly subjected to harassment by the wife at the same time. No one wishes to admit being trampled upon, let alone that it is occurring to the point that the sex life / intimacy are inconsequential or nonexistant. Sometimes loving her beyond reason, or loving the children enough to sacrifice your life that they may have one, is a price we accept for their benefit and happiness. It seems odd, does it not, that in all these threads people consistantly advocate for the woman getting out of a relationship when the man treats her in this manner, but we males instinctively realize that in the dissolution of this type of relationship in our cases, we stand to lose quite a bit more than a female would given the identical circumstance. Probably lose all.