wow....those replys are priceless........i just thank God that we both hunt, it's a lil more expensive, but well worth the sanity.....the roles were reversed at one time.....he was the one always stayin' home with the girls,he only fussed a couple of times, i'd take a weekend off to let him have one and then it'd be back to me hunting more.......he's not as motivated as i am, but now that the girls are old enough to take a few hours by themselves, i see him going a lil more.....he likes to tinker on things around the house/yard, so he doesnt mind ......i on the other hand , if i couldnt go hunting as much as i could,well, i hate to say it, but it just wouldnt work......i would be just miserable and if i am miserable, the hubby will be too, lol.,so we both basically do what we want and we meet in the middle for that quality time.....i have my life , he has his, and then we have OUR life, it works........trust has alot to do with it too, you have to be able to trust your partner when they are away from you.......even though i am hunting , he knows guys are always hitting on me, but he also knows that i wont let any of close to me or my hunting areas, lol.......i know he loves me and i can sit in the woods for days and not have to worry about him strayin'.....i wish y'all luck for sure.......