Pizzagirl, He (and his wife, who I know well through my older sister) feel really stuck. They are 63 and 65 and ready to retire. They had a buyer but it fell through at the last minute. They would like to retire and play lots more golf but the broker has told them that if he cuts back too much on his schedule, the worth of the practice will go down. They may end up walking away and selling things off it they can’t find a buyer. They also had a young woman that they took on soon after dental school, and were grooming to take things over . But she decided she just wanted to be an employee and jumped to a very large corporate type dental group . I feel for them. They have built the practice up over decades ( the wife handles the finances, etc.) , have loyal staff and patients that they care about . It is causing a great deal of stress to try to close the practice. I hope things go smoothly when your husband is ready to retire. It sounds like he has been wonderful in his care for his patients. And I’m sure your support has been very helpful to him over the years.