@merpreb Ha ha! I hear ya on being 'trapped' with another person.

I wish my husband would help me clean. He plays on the computer, watches TV, and takes a nap every day! It's a good thing he and I have separate TV's. He likes loud, scary, fighting movies. I like Christian movies and love stories. I loved "Little Women" and things of that nature. No fighting! No guns! I like cleanliness and wish I could scrub everything from top to bottom. I need back surgery (which I do not plan on getting). God bless you all.

@merpreb
I m sure a lot of people can relate to that. Everyone needs periods of alone time. But it’s better than being so isolated there is no one else around. Can you take mini vacations from each other ? One or the other go for a walk alone or set a time to be in separate rooms for a hour, for example. Would he be offended if you suggested it. How about you set a date time. Whoever cooks sends the other person away to another room to decide what movie you will watch . Someone can be the water and set the table . Then have a nice sit down dinner. Let the person who didn’t cook clean up the kitchen. Then one of you disappears into the other room to relax and come back when the movie starts. Sounds silly but people can get inventive when push comes to shove.
Remember when we needed breaks from having very young children at home? Same thing.

Not that this applies to you but I wonder if we will see an uptick of domestic violence is already volatile homes.

FL Mary

Loved the humor in your post, Merry! Laughter really is our best medicine!