Dalek,
This subject is close to my heart. We both retired at the same time after years of really tight schedules. At first we weren't sure what to do with ourselves. I solved my problem without thinking about what my husband might or might not do. I jumped into a prospering jewelry business. He encouraged it but then he found himself with a lot of time on his hands while I did gallery shows, traveling, etc. He then decided to take up bike riding, got into a bike club and then met some people who were in the Kiwanis. Kiwanis has been his life since then. He does all sorts of volunteer work, meals on wheels, building shelves in the local women's shelter etc. Then he also volunteered as an AARP tax aide one year and has since become the local coordinator for it.

There is a world of volunteer work available and no one to do a lot of it. If you can get him started in this work it will make him friends and keep him busy. Being busy and feeling needed makes for a happy life.

Billye