Personally my vote as a guy - and I don't not speak for all - is either a nicely trimmed and shaped triangle or the landing strip. Not into shag carpeting or bare floors without an area rug.
You all notice that the OP never says that the spouse spends three hours in the kitchen, just that it takes too long for the spouse to make dinner. Three hours of cooking isn't out of the relm of possibility to do prep work, staggering start times to ensure that everything is done at about the same time and cleaning up as you go, depending on what is being made.
Some of them sure. Usually in terms of a what if situation. Every long term relationship is special in it's own way and shaped who you are today. It's natural to think of them fondly but remember that there was a reason the relationship ended in the first place.
Actually the point is Who the hell do they think they are? If someone tried to keep me from my kid in the NICU my first phone call would be to the police, the second to the media, and the third to whoever owns the hospital.
You can also make cupcake stakes by finding smaller pictures of pokemon type things ( the balls, popular characters, the logo) then print out enough on a heavier stock paper (inexpensive photo paper works great) to make double sided stakes - in your case a grand total of 30, but you have to have an even number of copies of each picture. Then take some bamboo skewers and cut them so that you have about 4 inches of skewer under the picture. Cut out the pictures so they line up (regular shapes work best) glue them to the skewers and stick them in the cupcakes.
While I also agree with making your own, I have bought some off of amazon that I wanted to try the bread without committing to buy some of the more expensive ingredients before seeing if I like it.