Gosh my brother - your story and mine are almost Identical. Didn't get into the hobby until the very end of my 10 year relationship. I say relationship because we never actually married. So, it was a common law marriage. Plus, we are no longer together. And, if I had known about this hobby, and the amount of pussy available out there - albeit, you do have to pay money for it - I would have probably gotten into it many years sooner. But, everything else you mentioned is exactly what I went through. I imagine there are a lot of us guys that go through this. I use to think that I was the only one. And we loved each other. But, like you said - with all the external bullshit going on in our lives, the sexual part of our relationship just died. And she also had a 10 year old daughter that I helped her raise, when we hooked up. And her daughter and I had a really great relationship - considering that I wasn't her real father. But after time, she came to love me as a father, and I came to love her as my very own daughter. She is all grown and married now, and we still keep in touch to this day. As for the mother - well, we also keep in touch, but it's much less frequent these days. My Ex decided to leave after 10 years to pursue her singing career before she got to old, and regretted it. So again, it wasn't because we didn't love each other anymore. But, I digress a great deal here. I realize we were talking more about the lack of sex, and the seeking of it else where. Anyway, thanks for sharing that brother. You touched a nerve, and it brought back a lot of memories for me. It's really amazing how fast our lives, and best laid plans can change.