I reread. First time I thought the question was present tense.
Originally Posted By: cat04
I am curious, how did you express your love to your H?
But I see its actually past.
I/we did
EARLY DAYS
send notes small gifts say ILY pda (manager of BK told us to stop hugging lol) ML talk talk talk listen listen listen frequent phone calls spend as much time together as possible cook for each other
START OF FAMILY my notes went unread, his stopped
(Interesting story here. One time I left a note for H, just letting him know where I had gone and when I'd be back. HE WOULDN'T LOOK AT IT. Because, he said, when his 2nd W left him she had put a note on the bed saying goodbye. Fear of abandonment?)
still ILY for the first few years some pda, but at home. HDA? ML talk H started hating my phone calls, I stopped calling unless absolutely necessary I cook for him & family H starts coaching hockey. 7 days a week.
1st 2 affairs (both physical, 1 a one night, the other a few months) my father dies his sister dies
SCHOOL AGE, TEEN CHILDREN
my mother dies
H's very successful business is shut down under unfounded allegations of wrongdoing. H is devastated, tries several other endeavors but none successful for long. Most recently got fired from his job due to current crisis.
H's parents health begins to fail
no more ILY. I try, but mostly get no answer or a flip answer, so I stop altogether makes it clear he doesn't want gifts from me affection, even at home he pulls away. He mugs this up for the kids, saying "Ew yuck, help me" I told him, in private, that even tho this was done for entertainment of the kids, that it hurt my feelings. I stop. still ML, but menopause started about 8 years ago for me. I'm still willing, but its not the same and H resents this. I cook, but when I had a job H would cook if my work schedule conflicted.
Thoughts?
Me 46 H 56 M 22 yrs S22, D20, Twin Ss18
You teach people how to treat you by what you allow. What you stop. And what you reinforce. ~~~~~~~ A lack of boundaries invites a lack of respect.