My husband used to be an over the road truck driver. I LOVED IT!!! We used to have a very dark living room. You could have 3 100watt bulbs going and it would still suck up everybit of the light. I told him I was going to paint it. He got all bent out of shape, we argued and finally he said, "I said not to paint it. I don't want it painted, promise me you won't paint it." I reluctantly agreed. He left to go trucking. That weekend when he got home the living room had the most beautiful light beige wallpaper.
This is just my personal opinion but I think togetherness is highly overrated. LOL I guess I'm just way too independent.