That sounds pretty familiar, SP... My W has said to me that she does think I'm a good dad... and the compliments or validation pretty much ends there...
A difficult place to be emotionally, but a good place to be in regards to growth for you...
How often we say that we are making changes in ourselves, for OUR benefit... when in reality, we secretly or unconsciously believe that if we just do this or be like that or... that our spouses will notice and come back to us...
We really grow when our spouses are not part of the equation, in regards to our own growth, purpose, and direction...
Keep working on yourself, SP... you're doing fine and as we say... it gets easier... and better...
