I have to applaud you. You truly have come a long long way. I really hope your wife can see the strides you are overcoming. I wish my husband could/would. But it's up to him to want to do so.
There has been absolutely NO communication what so ever. Nothing. Zip. Nada. Zilch. Normally, I'm the one that buckles and breaks the silence, and like a whimpering dog with my tail between my legs 'goes back' to him. And he pretty much reams me the same ole, 'It's my fault' routine every time, never takes any responsibility for anything. There's always some "but" too, diversion tactic. How selfish of me, how immature I am, blah blah blah. However this time, I am to tired.
Yes, his job is demanding, and I understand that. I could tell by his day what kind of day it was going to be by greeting him at the door with a Hello when he came home. And usually based on that, and most often I would leave him alone, otherwise be caught in the line of fire.
It's so depressing when you think about it. I know it's an ego thing, totally. I just don't know what else to do. The truth is, there isn't anything I can do. It's up to him now.