LE, you commented over at James' that your wife belittled you in front of friends. Mine does the same thing. We would go to parties and my W would leave me behind in the dust. If there were games; she'd want to partner with someone else. She would always say that I was lacking in some skill or ability. Really slaps the ole self-esteem into the dirt. That's where many of our arguments started; because she'd be drinking when she start in on the insults. I'd bet hurt and pissed. If she didn't drink, it usually didn't happen. It's like I wasn't good enough to be her man; until something had to be paid for.
