"Does he need to hear, Yes, Dear, more often? That always seemed like head games to me--people who do that just find another way to get what they want. I would rather talk it through and come to a compromise. Sounds like something we would have to learn about, since the dynamic hasn't even been that way "
DONNA, THERE IS NOTHING TO WORK OUT OR WORK THROUGH RIGHT NOW. If you reconcile, then you can try different things. For now, quit trying to fix an R that does not exist.
"I have to just leave it all where it lies right now, don't I?"
