Mark

If you try and force contact at the moment it will make her pull away faster. If she wants to communicate by text then look at the bigger picture.

Appease her and communicate by text for everyday small things - and keep these to a minimal if possible letting her set the pace. However draw your boundaries about what you will discuss by text and what you will discuss in person. For me, it was finances and the house as we don't have children.

If he tried to discuss those over text, which he did, I think I said something along the lines of 'I'm happy to discuss this, let me know when the best time to meet is.' And then wait. I can't really remember now exactly what I said, look back through my early threads as they are all linked.

Look at the bigger picture, at least text is communication and it also gives you time to think about your response and get any knee-jerk actions under control.

Give things time to settle, work out what is urgent and what isn't realistically. The finances are a contentious issue, work out when you will be heard and play it that way.

What would be a 180 for your daughters mobile phone? How about looking at it and saying something along the lines of 'actually I am pleased she is getting a mobile, I feel we have not been so close in the past and this may be a good tool for us to be closer. Thank you for the great idea.' Wonder what she would make of that? If you get arsey, it will reinforce her views.


M- May 2006
D - Aug 2010
Now travelling the world