Hi Betsey - Thanks for the confirmation. I need to find a way of sharing with him the changes that are for good, I know he sees them, and wonders what's up

As the fog pain lifts slowly, it is begining to dawn on me that NG has a way of saying things which I have not been too good at deciphering. For example, when we were discussing the rent on this house that we both liked, NG's main concern was that we now have to live on BOTH our salaries, as opposed to putting mine entirely into our retiremend fund.

Firstly, I found that his way of saying "if that's what I wanted to do" was really an expression of him not wanting it that way. Secondly, us living on his salary seems to be a point of pride for him. Sooo, I'm going to have to think about how to diffuse some of this. He likes the house, but is just a little uncomfortable with the financial implications.

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