I moved over into "Piecing"....so I hope you get this. My H and me always had a problem with out "timing". If he was down...I was up...and visa-versa. So, that is important. His down mood doesn't have to mean anything....I have days like that. It could be our blood sugar level, or a lot of other physical things that cause it and we are not even aware of it. I know I can just get up from the bed in the mornings feeling good or bad for not particular reason.
I kind of laughed when you described yourself. I can almost get a visual picture of you in my mind. Do you have a higher energy level than your H? If so, it will be a challenge for you to "calm down" to his level and especially control the chattering. I can identify with everything you say, b/c it sounds like my H and me the first few years we were M.
Anyway, good luck toward this week-end. If you get the need to "chatter"...come talk to me. (lol)
It is not about what you feel should work in your M. It is about doing the work that gets the right results. Do what works!