"as opposed to possibly all the "crying/complaining of h" that he may have heard with my other unintentional pocket dials."
I can't believe you're still hung up on this. This probably never even happened. YOU convinced yourself it did even though he's never brought anything like this up. Let it go.
Next, when it comes to the business side, just state your reasons and then let him state his. A man gets alot of his self worth from his job and he probably feels like you're trying to override him (that's his issue but it's how he feels). Especially since you said he's made work his life.
M-43 W-40 2D - 9 and 5
Emotion, yet peace. Ignorance, yet knowledge. Passion, yet serenity. Chaos, yet harmony. Death, yet a new life.