I hear ya. /-: Sucks. Same boat here, though things have gotten much better recently, both with us and within myself.
So there's hope! It's hard to see, but things can get better, sometimes. And there are a lot of little things that can happen to help you feel better, whether or not there's massive change. Really. As long as you're both willing to work on things (and it sounds like you've got the communication lines open, at least!), then there's hope. (-:
Go, buy the book, read it with him. Good luck!
Here's lotsa hope and a little sympathetic cyber-hug for ya. *hug*
I am turning in revolution
these are the scars that silence carved
on me