Here's a comment on some things you said in the earlier thread.

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We will work on that in a few weeks when his deadline is over.




You mean a work deadline? When I'm in panic mode over a deadline, and it looks like it is going to be tough to meet the deadline, everything else can fall by the wayside. It's raw survival. My wife has never put me to the test, but I imagine that if she initiated when I'm in that phase, even I might not be very responsive.

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I'm sorry if I sounded angry - I have had NO ONE to vent about this because I didn't want to embarrass him.




Please vent here, it's good to be gentle with your husband. Gentle and loving, but without dropping the issue, or even letting it slide for long periods. Because a spouse in avoidance mode can avoid the issue for years at a time.

Jonathan


HD Male, married 20 years, 3 daughters