Good day Slowly,
Come here and vent as often as you need instead of with H! Most of the time, we will tend to be more understanding than H.
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today, I was delighted that he contacted me during work twice, just to check in ...


... and these are the assurences he offers to you ... accept them for what they are and let him know how grateful you are to receive them.
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he suggested yesterday I may want to do the hotel as he has no time - I'm gonna stand my ground on this, time H pitched in and shared tasks. Will be good distraction for him too


Slowly, I see this as an oppurtunity to share more together and get in some more of that elusive Qualitly Time. What if you stepped forward and did some leg work here. Gather info (brochures or printouts from the net, etc...) and sit down with Hubby and sort thru them together. Let the choice on hotel be a shared own. Next time, he may then do the same rather than push it off on you again.

'til later,
KAW