Yes, I understand that you are hurt, I can see where you are coming from. I would probably be hurt too.” And then he keeps doing it. HUH??
He didn't say he was adopting your opinion as his own. He was acknowledging that he understood how you felt, while still respecting his own opinion.
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What’s wrong with stomping your foot? As long you don’t regularly stomp your foot about everything and reserve your strong reactions for those issues you feel strongly about, I guess I don’t see the issue. If I don’t stand up for what I believe in, who will exactly?
What you believe has not been challenged. He acknowledged it.
You are stomping your foot because he is not taking the actions YOU want him to take. So, number one, you are still unclear what is triggering you, and how is stomping your foot going to help that?
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At the absolute core, it is commitment to me and to our M. It is making me a priority. Just as he has needed to SEE commitment from me, I need to see it from him too. The porn issue is, granted just one, but one very important example of his level of commitment.
Well, that's what YOU are making it about. I'm willing to bet the farm that he doesn't see it that way.
