Thank you Amy! When I looked at your comments about NC, I called my SIL in and said there is H! Finally, someone who kind of resembles him. I could kiss you!!!
Do you think if you H had pushed for a D it would have been better or worse, than just leaving you alone?
Whenever he pushed at all he had a hellcat on his hands. Lay low. You'll have less scars.
This too has been so much my experience. When I "pushed" to work on the M, I had monster. When I "pushed" to D, I had monster.
Both the confusion AND the reaction to (perceived or real) pressure can produce monster.