W returned from work. As usual she immediate went for the dog and gave it the baby talk. I walked in the living room and pat my W and said "Hey W's name" and she said nothing in return...so I said "Has it got that bad that I cannot get a 'hi' or 'hello'?" and then she said "Hi."
THANK you! That's all I've been trying to encourage you to do, OIN.
I think you will see positive results from just this sort of thing if you do it consistently. It will be good for BOTH of you!