I will give you an "Amen" because in retrospect...men are selfish. I will add that not every badger has rabies...but they all will bite. Men make it hard, it's like a "Can't live with them, can't live without them" deal and it's old. I told my mother and everybody else that once I leave my husband and I will live alone and single like my Grandmother did for many years before she died. She seemed very content with being alone with her animals in her own house with her very own life. I don't think there's anything wrong with being alone. If it gets to the point just try it for awhile, you may discover something new about yourself.