He IS, as you say, treating you like a piece of s--- on the bottom of his shoe. You are right about that. That's why you have to try to avoid him as much as possible and keep it light and pleasant until he cools down. Mine grumbles about money constantly. They do not realize or care that it hurts your feelings. They only see their own stress. Especially if they are depressed. If you ever make it back to MC, you can bring up these issues. If he's verbally abusive, draw the line in the sand. Otherwise it is best to ignore the moanings and groanings even though they hurt a lot. Lost Rabbit and Hope4Luv have a lot of information about depression and anxiety related moaning and groaning and rudeness on their threads. Good luck. Just shorten the contact when he acts too terribly. They get the message that they have to act civil or have no contact.