Absence of wife surely holds some benefits [or not?], well, it depends from which side to look at. Of course she’ll prevent you from spending such crazy moneys for “just simple earphones”. But at the same time she’ll force you to spent money on the topics that she is interested more than you, leaving you emotionally unsatisfied. So ladies and gentlemen we have a pure tie here. Nobody wins, i am amazed how fine-tuned the world is.