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Well, my W is back to being Negative Sourpuss again. She complained about the kids' behavior before, during, and after dinner. She complained about the Retrouvaille post-session schedule. She complained about the "lack of itinerary from the Retrouvaille folks. She complained about the lack of organization of the Retrouvaille program. She asked if there were other Retrouvaille dates available. Oh boy was she negative tonight! I told her to "do what she needs to do about Retrouvaille." I was trying to be neutral and unaffected as much as possible.

I tried to maintain a pleasant atmosphere at dinner, but I felt like I was beating my head against a wall. She was not pleasant to be around...it's times like these I wonder why I want to remain married to this person. She could have cared less about what I said tonight.

This afternoon at work I had a delightful conversation with a beautiful engineer. She's absolutely georgious. She was hanging on my every word. She was kind, respectful, interested, interesting, encouraging, and witty. She played with her hair during our entire conversation. What a breath of fresh air. Why can't my W be this way?

Anyways, I hope that my W's negative behavior tonight was due to nervousness regarding this weekend. I expected a pull back tonight and oh boy was I correct. I made it a definite point not to react to her negativity.

I hope this is not a sign of things to come this weekend. Wish me luck guys!

-LFH