This is more of an anecdote than support, but it relates to retired husband syndrome --

I was chatting to the man who owns a small,local dry cleaning business near my home. He always seems to have a couple of buddies in there, sitting on lawn chairs, chatting.

One day he told me that he came to Florida to retire, but after a short time had to stop spending his days at the country club, golfing. "Yeah, the guys would get drunk after the game, and then they'd starting. Fistfights would break out. I couldn't take it."

I couldn't believe it, so I questioned him, and he insisted that the old fellows would get so mad at each other that it was not unusual for someone to take a swing at someone else!

So he started the little dry cleaning business to give himself something to do.

Let's hope your dh finds something to occupy himself and feel proud of, Ozzie. Houseplants, outdoor gardening, model making, puzzles -- anything!