Jak, I'm wondering if you should participate in an activity with him if it bores you (television, etc.). Maybe your time would be spent better elsewhere--even doing something in the house that you enjoy.
He doesn't seem to be willing to help you solve this R problem. This is his problem too. There's a lack of connection in the M. He needs to understand that things will need to be different.
I'm glad to see the restlessness you show in your posts. You're trying to bring some life into this M.
I know that you can't go back to the way things were. It won't work. He's going to have to accept that, and get with the program.
Change is on the horizon for you and your M.
I'm not so sure H likes his rut as you say. His history says otherwise.
CL
CL 53 W 54 M 20 yrs. 03'-09' Separation + Old Patterns + GAL 10-14' Piecing
"The Master allows things to happen. She shapes events as they come."