To ask how much would your happiness change if from tomorrow your DH/DP were no longer in your life?

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If tomorrow your DH/DP were no longer in your life (no specific circumstances behind this), aside from the initial shock, would you be significantly happier or unhappier?

Does your DH/DP contribute to your level of happiness/unhappiness significantly or are they just a small factor?

It would make me quite unhappy for some time, I enjoy being in a partnership, having someone to care about and to care about me.
But I'd carry on and in time move forward. I've done it before.

I’d be devastated. I know I’d move on eventually but I believe I’d be much unhappier.

My life would be unrecognisable.
DH makes everything in my life easier. He makes me laugh and be happy.
We have been together 30 years.
I would be heartbroken if anything happened to him

I would be destroyed, he’s my best friend and partner in everything

Completely unhappy.

Of course he winds me up at times but we have a great marriage and I'd go as far as to say that he is a devoted to me as the dog is, which is immeasurably.

I’d be beyond devastated.

I'd be unhappier for sure

I would be utterly lost. We have been together 40 years with 2 grown up sons . He is the best companion and I am so much happier knowing he is around.

Unhappier doesn’t even come close. He is the gravity that keeps my world from spinning out of orbit. He’s my best friend and by far my favourite adult human. I’m a strong independent woman who works extremely well alone, I don’t NEED him in my life, but I most certainly WANT him in my life because I value dearly everything he brings into it.

Considerably happier.
My children would be utterly devastated though.

My life would definitely be worse. I'm sure I'd get over it in time, but I would be very sad

Probably rather happier - wouldn't have to deal with his moods and would be able to make decisions and act on them rather than wait for him to be in the right mood to discuss things and then have to explain things to him 5 times before I'm sure he actively agrees, because he wants a say in decisions but it's always the wrong time to discuss them with him.

I would be absolutely devastated. He is my soulmate and best friend. We have been together for 42 years.😀

Very unhappy. Also homeless as our house comes with his job.

It would be awful, I would feel like I was missing a huge part of me and I would be devastated.

Would I get to keep his income, parenting and domestic skills

I would be utterly bereft and I dont think I would get over it. He is my best friend and an amazing dad. I would feel awful for DS

It depends on the the day really. Some days where I have had to listen to endless zoom calls for 12-14 hours relating to absolutely nothing interesting at all I'd be quite happy if he disappeared. Other days (generally the days he's not working) I'd be devastated.

I have had cause to think about this recently. We have been together 30 years and it's all got a bit boring although he's still my best friend, the only one I can talk to about "anything".

I think in time, I'd be OK. I'd miss the dependability of him rather than the happiness he brings, ut be more able ti peruse new opportunities. Although I suspect I might find dependability and happiness are more linked than I realise.

The real sadness I have at the prospect of losing him is the impact it would have on DC, who are (just about) adults but too young to lose their dad.

I lost mine just over a year ago and I feel just as heart broken today as I did when it happened.

I can tell you exactly because on Monday after a series of revelations, the DH I knew for 22 years was replaced by a complete stranger. I am beyond devastated. I cannot breathe and I cannot think. I have a soundtrack running during every conversation. On the outside, to other people, things look exactly the same. The reality is that I am destroyed. I'm not sure what to do next. I cannot eat or sleep. I am frightened of tomorrow let alone the next 5 years, 10 years...

I'd be unhappier. He makes me laugh, and makes my dinner.
I'd get through it, but it would rip my life apart.

I would be devastated. I would carry on for my dd, but I would be heartbroken. He is the one person that really knows and understands me.

Devastated. He's my rock. I've been with him since I was 18, I don't know who I am without him. He makes me laugh and he gives me peace of mind.

I'd be devastated and worried for my sons having lost their dad. I'd carry on but life would always be worse and not of my choosing.