Beard

You know you're not single anymore...when you grow your beard out because your wife likes you with a beard...In fact you've kept your beard throughout your entire relationship with her...Of course, your children only know you with a beard, so when you jokingly say you're shaving they freak out...Meanwhile, you figure you're going to be sporting a beard for a while so you invest in trimming products...and you consider Touch of Gray just to tone back your age a bit!

Movies

You know you're not single anymore...when you have to really think twice before you go see a movie...If you see a movie any of your family wants to see they are not happy you've seen it first...There are certain movies your son has already claimed that he wants to see with you so you basically reserve that movie time for Guys Night...Your daughter always looks for a time to hang out with you and if you find a movie that both of you agree on then you better take advantage of that...But you especially can't see a movie that your wife wants to see...that's a guaranteed "date night" and you'll take any opportunity to date your wife!...So you tend to mention ahead of time if you are interested in a movie and if no one seems interested, then you're good to go!

Tennis Shoes

You know you're not single anymore...when your wife insists that it's time for you to buy new tennis shoes...You're thinking that the current shoes still have a sole and they don't smell...that bad...Yet she still insists that new shoes are necessary before you get home from out of town...Of course, since you have combined closets with her you've noticed that you have one fourth the amount of shoes you used to have because you've actually thrown out your old shoes...in either case, you know the end is near for this pair and you start the process of parting with your current shoes.

Care Package

You know you're not single anymore...when your family sends you a care package and they know exactly all the goodies you like to eat!...Of course if you ate everything they sent you, you would have to purchase a new wardrobe for your increased waist size!...Your son claims that most of the food options were his ideas, which means he seems to know your snacking habits...True enough, both kids have seen how you've shopped for food when your wife was out of town and it probably wasn't the healthiest food you could purchase...In any case, it's good to be remembered and cared for while you are gone!

Phone Calls part 2

You know you're not single anymore...when while you are out of town, you find yourself gravitating back to your room to be there a little after 9 pm so that you don't miss it when your kids call to say goodnight...You do call your family often but only your wife has a cell phone and the kids are out and about most of the day...You find yourself treasuring even just a couple of minutes of talk time with them...You realize both kids have stolen your heart and being away is a struggle this year...Yet you're glad that you're only a week away until you get to say goodnight to them in person!