I appreciate your response, twoguysupnorth. And just for future reference, folks...I don't have a wife. It was merely a hypothetical scenario.

Also, have any of you all ever had to face up to a friend for doing something really inconsiderate to them? It was nearly two years ago that this occurred, and I haven't been able to face anyone from that circle of friends without thinking I was going to be jumped. In the back of my mind, I want to leave! It tells me that I don't give a damn about these people; I hate this town, etc. Then I have a breakthrough and I feel confident enough to face the world again. I cannot even identify what my strife is! Is it these particular people or people in general?