My Perfect Man Is Driving Me Nuts

Boy! Is this ever an Ask E. Jean Classic!

Dearest E,

My dilemma is rather absurd and may have some readers wanting to punch me in the face; but I can’t help but ask:

Am I crazy for having it all, and still not being satisfied?

I’m married to a beautiful, brilliant man and I still have days where I wonder if I would be happier solo. He works so I can be a stay-at-home mom and I love it. I paint, write, read books, get massages and take care of our baby. I’m also in the process of starting my own business. Our life is full of travel and living off the grid on a beach in literal paradise.

I have it all. I know I do and I am so grateful for it. The problems arise when I lay awake at night fantasizing about the unpredictability and adventure of my single days. I traded sovereignty in blazing saddles for predictability in flip-flops. My husband is an amazing father to our one and only babe—the happiest little bean this side of the Nile, in part thanks to our brilliant chemistry together as paren…