Stubborn and prideful vs. taking responsibility for myself and not relying on him when he has taken himself out of the role of husband...
that is the very battle I fight with myself on an almost-daily basis...
I did not ask him for help, he offered, so I relented. But like the toilet, I did not call him. I called a plumber. I don't think it is appropriate for me to expect help from him when he doesn't even live here anymore.