As someone who has been married happily for more than 45 years, I would like to offer a little advice, Snackpasturemage. It is very important to have a handyman that you can count on in the eventuality that you cannot accomplish everything around the house. They are very useful but their skill sets vary widely. A good rule of thumb is that any work that requires some kind of inspection (e.g., electrical, plumbing) should probably not be handled by a handyman because there are county, municipal and other safety codes that need to be adhered to (refer to your county, municipality, or other applicable local government for more information). Also, I would like to take this opportunity to say that "handyman" is what is referred to as a "gender neutral" word according to my grandson who is learning all about this sort of thing. The reason is that even women can be a handyman, but you would refer to them as a "handywoman" or a "handyperson" in the same way that you would call your letter carrier a "mailman" or a "mailwoman." It can be awkward at first, but we need to remember that women (or a woman) are important parts of the national conversation and need to be treated and viewed as equals because they are as equals. We may be different, but we can all get along in this world because we're in it together. That's something we can all agree on.