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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A lot of that sounds like typical laziness and aging. Most of what you describe is part of the marriage contract. In sickness and in health, and all that. What does he say about the late night snacking?

The one thing that gives me pause is that he avoids family activities. Could he be depressed or unhappy about something? I'd probably take the charitable approach - honey, is everything ok? - without coming down on him about your frustrations or his habits.[/quote]

Assuming there's no family issue and no happiness/mental issue, people avoid family activities when they think it'll be physically too much for them to keep up. Lots of times much older relatives in my family have just opted out to going to something like a graduation of a grandkid bc they know it'll be a lot of walking. I know folks who'll opt out of taking young kids to plays like an amusement park -- often just leaving mom to do it alone -- bc they know they'll be winded from all the walking and/or they know it won't be fun for the kids if they have to sit down and rest every so often and it'll give DW a reason to be like -- see told you you need to work out more/eat better etc. I think camping falls in the same category -- you're carrying a lot of stuff, setting up tents etc. and it can get tiring if you're not in shape.[/quote]

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