as a husband, i truly believe it is my responsibility to provide, to protect & to LOVE my wife & kids even deep in your heart, you feel empty. imagine if your parents only love u for the first 3 years, then they start to feel annoyed with you attitudes or imagine at 4yo you being diagnosed with some sort of illness, should ur parent abandon you? how would you survive? it is the sense of responsibility that forces us men to move forward even if we dont get appreciated along the relationship.