i happen to be visiting a married couple for a few days and when i awoke this morning i could hear their loving chit chat downstairs and remembered how wonderful it was to have another heartbeat near me, of one i dearly loved....i do love my independence and doing what i want when i want to but i also miss that aspect of a happy marriage. i guess everything in life is a choice but dogs snoring next to me would definitely not make me happy! sorry dear emma!