just thought of this and maybe it will help understand the process, hrm...
it is not that they can not accept from us... what it is (and you can read more about this speculation in other threads in this forum) is because they can not deal with... really can't process it I think so ultimately deny it in any and every way... that there can be any emotional context between the MLCer and the LBS...
It truly messes them up and fries the wires in their brains...
So best you can do is put it in a humours context for yourself... otherwise, it will make you crazy, too...
I don't remember... are the two of you still living together?
Have some fun with it... put little hearts on all the apples in the fridge with your name and H's name on them... watch him start eating bananas... lol...
Want him to eat healthy? Do the same on all the junk food in the house...