Well, my Mom was with my Father for 25 years and he was a mean, racist, alcoholic cheating liar. She loved him up to the day she died last year in October. My Mom lived a sad life and she cried almost everytime I talked to her. She had a "friend" who was also a raging alcoholic, bum and a loser. He sponged off my Mom all the time. When she finally did leave him and retired from her job, she died suddenly just 4 months later.

I have a friend that has lived with her "partner" for 30 years and he hasn't had a fulltime job in all those years. She is very educated with 2 degrees and is a school teacher. He is a musician and plays at honkey tonks for $50 a night when he can get it. She just loves him, he dosen't contribute a penny to the hosehold expenses and has now told her he is too old for sex, he is 49. She says there hasn't been a physical relationship for 5 years. I don't know why she puts up with him, heck I don't know why my wife puts up with me. I'm DID and although I love her dearly, I feel like just never coming home one day. Just disappear off the face of the earth and go hide away somewhere. She knows I feel this way and is afraid I would do it.

We just purchased 2.36 Acre of land with a 2004 14X80 3 Bdrm mobile home on it where we will build our retirement home. I don't know why people stay together when they have these situations but, I am glad my DW stays with me, otherwise I'd be 6 feet down and covered in dirt.
I am never abusive to her, just to myself. I constantly think I 'm no good, a loser and will never have anything, yet I have a wonderful wife, family, 2 houses, an RV, 2 vehicals, and now this property. additionally I have 6 grandkids......a lot to be happy for, yet.............................

I don't know why people put up with real losers and even those that think they are. She could have done so much better.

sorry I'm ramblin'

Eric