Barrybran - Yet Another Thread

[Barrybran]

My wife and I have been watching TV in separate rooms tonight, something that has been the norm lately, and she came in to where I am about half an hour ago to reiterate what she said earlier. She acknowledged that I may find the housework issue funny but it was a serious issue to her. More serious was that I had discussed our relationship with third parties. She was very clear and to the point. I listened but there was no opportunity to validate as she said her piece and left. It was a verbal 4x2 and a half.

I don't really know what to make of it all at the moment. They're her feelings, she's very clear about them, she's giving me a road map to follow yet I don't know where it leads, and yet I keep stuffing this up. I seem to get it and not all at the same time. I understand why she's so angry and I deserved the serve she gave me yet at the same time I don't have anyone to talk to about my situation outside of this website and my head is being held to the guillotine every time I make a mistake. It's very difficult to get used to this filter she has where she catches all my errors and misses all my good deeds. You'd think after four months I'd be all over what not to do and yet I seem to be caught out when I slip up and it sets her off big time. It's incredibly frustrating that she doesn't cut me any slack and even more frustrating that I don't seem to be able to get on the same page as her. It feels like one step forward and three steps back at the moment.