Sidenote: I emailed H awhile ago and mentioned that I appreciated his hard work and all he does for the family. He didn't even bother replying to that. I know he got the email because he replied to the other part of the email - about dinner. I didn't go on and on or overdo it, but felt I would make the guesture. When he doesn't respond at all - it makes me feel like I shouldn't have taken that step.
Now, a lot of men might say it wasn't something that needed "replying to" as I know you guys don't communicate as us women tend to. However, in the past I would've at least gotten a "thank you for noticing".
I didn't say it to him to try to manipulate him so I'm not going to worry about his reaction to it. However, it does make it harder to want to meet his needs when I get no positive reinforcement to do such.
Positive reinforcement (or negative) works both ways, you know!!
