Child,

You are so right. I ended up taking most of the weekend "off" from him, just doing stuff I needed to catch up on. Amazing to me how that space put my head into a better perspective.

We had a series of long, involved conversations about his "problems" before I posted (not OCD but the doctor, money worries, cleaning his place to sell, etc.) and honestly, I think I got tired of it. Maybe I was being selfish or mean. I had a lot on my plate too...went back to school, got sick myself with the flu, my kids were trying to make plans with me for summer.

I see some of this as quirks and some as possible OCD tendencies. And no, it's not worth ditching a relationship. Like you say, and like so many friends of mine say...it what it is, he is who he is. And honestly...in many ways...I'm 100% opposite of him. (I have NO neat-nik tendencies whatsoever but am %#@&#! in my own ways too--I'd argue about Duke and Kentucky and whomever...I just know that stuff LOL).

Arghgh. I think I needed to vent!