feel like giving up - talk to me!

[TrentC]

It's been 3 years since I've been around here and it figures I'm back. I mostly lurk but decided to get in here and try get advice from fellow lonely husbands and wives. Things were going pretty well (what I thought) but I guess not. We were working on trust and I was feeling much better about our relationship. H has been stressed at work and lately is acting like a complete jerk. He is giving me the silent treatment and back to his old antics. I get upset and call him on his behavior and he says "I'm fighting." I tell him talking about things is not a fight. He is shutting down and I'm getting more resentful by the day. I feel like I wanna shut down and WA! I know this post isn't all too revealing but wanted to keep it short. Talk to me guys...

Go back to the DB basics. If he's stressed or argumentative, validate without agreeing.

You can't do anything if he doesn't talk to you. If he is just stressed at work, them give him some space. He'll come to you when he wants to.