Now, she NEVER tells him straight out.. (women seldom do)..
Nothing like a good gender stereotype to get a few people riled up! Give me a break. My H couldn't tell it like it is to save his life. Hello current sitch!
CD, honestly you seem to get it. There is a major difference between unconditional love and unconditional marriage. I love my H unconditionally, but I won't stay married to him unconditionally. I set boundaries. And honestly, fairly recently. It's up to you to decide how to handle it. You can take the chest-thumping, man-up advice ... or you can choose a different path. It's up to you. I haven't read your whole sitch. But I can tell you this... I believe in boundaries. When YOU are ready for them. When YOU are ready to live with the consequences of setting and enforcing them. Because trust me dude, the consequences can be severe and swift.
Focus on you. Become the man you want to be ... regardless of how this plays out. Anybody can do a Tarzan impersonation and beat on their chest ... but not everyone can love someone the way they need to be loved as opposed to the way we want to love them.
Peace PEI
Holding onto anger to punish someone else, is like lighting yourself on fire to get smoke in their eyes ~ 25yearsmlc