@vigilantrogue A little different perspective: I've been a stay-at-home dad for 13 years, and my wife and I just celebrated our 20th anniversary. It's been great, and we've both benefited from me staying home. I also think we had some empathy for each other when the roles changed as we both knew what it was like. I've been able to focus on our 3 kids, and she could focus on her career. It made life a lot less stressful when I left my office job. And when my last kiddo started kindergarten, she encouraged me to follow my dream. So I wrote a book about how to be at home dad, got picked up by a big publisher, and came out 2 weeks ago. She's my absolute biggest cheerleader. So I write and parent, she does the corporate thing, and right now she's rubbing my back. Life is good and uneventful, which makes it boring, which is perfect.