Attempted Murder Affecting Husband

As a police officer my husband has some very long days at work. He works 12 hours a day, 4 on 4 off, and is currently on the night shift. Night before last there was an attempted murder, this guy stabbed his gf. My husband responded to the call and they didn’t catch the guy, this isn’t normal for our town by the way. I think not catching him has affected him. The last two nights he has decided not to come home for dinner. I stay up late so that I can make him dinner when he goes on lunch. He has not felt like coming home for lunch and has taken it at the PD. At first this upset me. Until he told me earlier he couldn’t wait to come home and he needed the buddy aspect of our marriage. I made a joke after he got home about the buddy aspect of our marriage and he responded saying that he loves talking to me. That sometimes when we talk it isn’t like he is talking to his wife but like talking to his best friend. Which is what he needed to feel better this morning. He didn’t need his wife, he needed his best friend. He needed to talk about something other than work, the baby, chores, and definitely didn’t need to be nagged about how he didn’t take the trash out like I asked last night. So we talked and laughed and cuddled until he fell asleep. Moral of the story: Don’t stop being your husband’s best friend and don’t let him stop being yours. Go on a date or just cuddle and share stories even if it’s the same one you’ve heard a thousand times. We never stop needing our friends and husbands/wives, bfs/gfs are no exception. They are our best friends and the ones we come home to and confide in most. I’m proud to be my husband’s best friend and I love him with all my heart.