Reply #63: Been a widow half my life and I still don't know

[Shanty Oilish]

whether married or single is better. I've been married a few short years now. He's a keeper, but he travels a lot and I usually stay put (by choice).
I guess it depends on one's emotional self-sufficiency. He's a lot of fun for an old codger, but when he's not around, I'm still fairly contented. Ok, very contented.
It's not the husbands that make such a difference in my life---it's the kids. Married with kids is a whole lot different than married without them.