Had a couple of wives for 10 years each and more girl friends than I care to remember. I was a firefighter and the 24 hour shifts and the risk was something none of them liked. Then add in my preferred lifestyle and I guess it wasn't something they wanted. My current girl friend has lived with me for over twenty years and helps me with canning, butchering, or any other task I need help with. Her two sons lived with us for ten of the years until they got out of school. Now their children call me Opa the same as my biological granddaughter. Sure is a nice feeling. The GF's name is Hope and I guess were she to leave I would truly be hopeless.