Back to Square One?

[mamabird]

Positive changes yes! He's taking notice that you're not so irritated and commenting on it. Great signs!

It's so funny to hear you say the house goes to pot when you're not around. When I used to travel for work (London actually) I'd come back after being gone for a week and there would be rotting fruit on the counter, garbage overflowing from the trash cans.

Sounds like we are living parallel lives on opposite sides of the pond.