Quoting sage: He had nailed all of the stuff that I had figured out about myself pretty squarely but there was a definite sense that "people don't change -- we'll never be happy".
This is very fixable!! Your talk was also a positive step in the right direction. You now have confirmation of what you need to do to keep drawing you closer. Continue working on keeping the positive changes going and before you know another change will occur ... he will change his POV that people can't change.
Your talk was also a positive step in the right direction. You now have confirmation of what you need to do to keep drawing you closer. Continue working on keeping the positive changes going and before you know another change will occur ... he will change his POV that people can't change. 
