LL.
My h seems to be so similar with your h, he is not a very affective man... and yes, i do agree that bc all we had lived, the crisis and separation, is more difficult now to deal with that... I need to tell you my h is doing a big big effort to be more affective, and yes, i had told him and expressed him many times my needs and that he can learn and he also need to work on that things i need... and although it seems he is not accepting my needs, with actions the he express me he understand and catch what i said, and that he is trying...!!.. So, A lot of patience, a lot of self control and a lot of self care... When we tends to look aside, and be less focus on their behavior, suddenly they turn their heads towards us...
andrea