when our marriage was headed pretty swiftly down the drain, he stepped up to the plate and pulled his share of the load to drag us out of the mess we'd made for ourselves. It was really tough going for a while, but we have no regrets.
~I.[/QUOTE]
That's such a nice story, I.
As far as the too busy earning $'s thing, until 1 yr ago DH was a 100% public hospital doctor. In Australia that is very poorly paid. He's been 1/2 public & 1/2 private for a year. Unlike most of his colleagues he spent 9 years in the public system in Australia & 6 years in Ireland & the UK national health systems. He is not a big money earner & has too many morals to do unneccessary operations. These values are some of the reasons I married him.
Your husband sounds like he really loves you to have put the work in like that. I agree, guys don't like looking at the emotional stuff. More credit to him for doing so.

Trekhawk: That would be soooo cool if we could catch up here. You'd be blown away by the increase in cafe's & al fresco dining. Not to mention the cycling. The hills here are fantastic for that. Going to Lobethal is one of my favourite trips. It's safe (not many cars) & the scenery is breathtaking. I'll look forward to it.
PS- SadieKate: I wouldn't have minded any interpretation...callgirls are more honest in their lives than some other professions I could think of!