Hi, Dick! Thank you so much for reading and commenting.

I am very, very sorry to hear about what happened to your wife. I've lost a couple of relatives to ALS myself. It's an awful disease, and you most certainly have my condolences.

And I totally agree that "learning to love the life you're living" is a good philosophy to go by. Just like there is no such thing as the perfect person, there's also no such thing as the perfect relationship or romance. But just because a relationship doesn't provide 100% of everything you're looking for, that doesn't mean it isn't worth holding onto or fighting for!