Sounds like some of y'all didn't properly break in your ole ladies early enough in your relationships to do you any good. I'm afraid its too late now... Kinda like breaking in a new cam. You only get one shot at it.
Early on in my marriage I used her seldom used food processor to grind up castor glands from beavers to create beaver lure. She's still with me, and she isn't a big ole gal, nor is she ugly.
Apparently I am quite the catch. (Just don't ever ask her.)