Rubynewbie, my sister in law bought a carbon Synapse 4 years ago from a competitor across town. The bike and all the fixin's pushed her into 3500 bucks or more. She didn't come to me (I work part time at a Cdale dealer) because she knows I would have put her in a less expensive bike. The bike she bought sat for 2 years, and then she started riding it with my daughter. Doesn't even have 1000 miles on it yet! She let herself be sold "The best", which is her M.O. to begin with. Foolishness as she never rode a bike outside of the one she had as a kid.
Her husband, not to be outdone, bought a titanium Salsa at the cost of 3800 bucks with the fixin's. Rode it once, and has not ridden it since. One more thing, after 40 years of marriage, they got a divorce last week.
Very happy you got the Quick, and made yourself more comfortable and your husband a little less stressed.