… put it this way: if I met my exact clone, I’d do him. 
You’re a riot!! You made me smile, you sick son-of-a-biped!
Ah!
Godwin was here. Not only once, but twice. In the same post, too. Imagine that. 
Sorry AussieGuy, for my delay in responding, but shrugs you know how it is at times?!! But to answer your comments, YES, my partner really DOES love me, as I love him. (Just as well, hey?!!) The only reason I made mention of the word “current” was to disassociate him from my critical ex, and to answer your question, NO I’m definately NOT planning on another one after him… in fact, I didn’t know he was going anywhere!!! :dubious:
Nice post neutron star.
Actually, I was responding to devilsknew’s post, which had more absolutes in it than mine did.
Just to clarify, I didn’t exactly say anything that lead directly to your conclusion:
that you "don’t really love (your) wife of five years.
What I did say is that without self-love, a relationship is based on need…hence it not truly as deep or meaningful. It is, in my opinion, unhealthy. For me, it would be fruitless to try and love someone who didn’t love themselves first.
The fact that you’re not healthy, and that your wife may be a stabilizing force may be all the both of you need to remain happy. All I’m saying is, some people need more than that - at every level of a relationship. Even though I’ve never met someone with the true ability to love their partner more than themselves, I’m sure there are some out there. To take it to the extreme, even someone so down on themselves to the point of being suicidal may have the ability to love - I just don’t consider it something I’d ever want.
You & the Mrs. are probably very happy together. If that’s the case, I say: Saluda, Prost, Congrats, Mazel Tov.