<< Tough is my middle name fb2, havent you noticed by now? K, No question, you are tough as nails and with a soft spot somewhere inside! I was afraid I was being too harsh, not that you weren't tough. If H was on here we'd all whack him with a 2x4 to get his as& moving
Men will get very stressed and insecure when the job is shaky, lost or does not bring in enough $. Often its the W who wants the higher standard of living. The M is then stressed, esp. if its not on firm ground already or there are other stresses like children with special needs or illness or deaths. So I'd say put yourself in his shoes on this and find out what's really going on inside him. Maybe he's working like this for the wrong reasons maybe he isn't. Often if you are supportive you'd see the results you need from him.