Look at what you wrote and take out all of the "trying" and replace them with "I am".
When you say you are trying... you already in your sub concuss have agreed to failure buddy. This is part of working on you. AS long as you do your best that is all that counts..
What sounds better / stronger/ more man like to you if things do not work out.
1. I tried to be a good listener, husband, partner Or 2. I was a good listener, husband, partner. It is amazing what self talk, negative thinking does to a person
Doc
And if I claim to be a wise man, well It surely means that I don't know
