“Just once, I wish you would choose me.” You finally say one day, your voice small and full of hurt. You two had been in the middle of a heated discussion about him leaving yet again.

John’s absence is the source of many arguments between you two. You know he can’t just up and quit, can’t leave his men high and dry, but it doesn’t keep you from hoping that one day, maybe he’ll love you more than he loves his job.