Well Tom, 22 yrs ago 54 probably sounded pretty old. And now, not so much, huh?
Personally I hope my dh never retires. It was hard enough when he was only working 40 hrs, he was home TOOOOO much, in my way, I could not get anything done. It was like babysitting 80 hrs a week.
I actually kind of enjoy that he's a few states away, kind of sad, but you know...
I can watch what I want - and hear it, nobody saying how stupid that is. Nobody comments on what I eat, what I wear, what I do or don't do. I get tired of how he complains about what time it is (no matter what time it is) and complains every time the phone rings - and it's always for him.
He rants to me about what the kids are doing, but will not tell them. ugh...
I guess there's a ton of stuff that drives him nuts about me too though.