Let's cover what happens when the empty nest reveals rotten eggs. I'm talking about your relationship. Something stinks about it. When the kids leave, the relationship issues that you've ignored are suddenly right in your face. So the question is, what do you do if your relationship feels like roommates, or you realize there are some big issues here we've avoided all along, or maybe you're realizing, I don't even like this person. I'm not sure I want to be married anymore. People only change when they feel like changing. So the single best thing that you can do right now is realize you are not going to change your spouse, period. The fastest way to make your relationship happier is to make yourself happier within your own life. And when you do that, life has a funny way of sorting out the relationship. Because now that you're happy, your relationship does not have to be the sole source of your happiness.