Tryhard - I am tuning in here and listening hard. Because I too have felt very blanked, slighted or dismissed by my H's style of communication. I don't think he realises that words aren't just to deliver information but are also there as a way of touching each other. So when he is taciturn, I feel rejected. I don't think he's wrong and I'm right, or that he needs to communicate the way I see fit - but I do wonder if there is a gender dynamic thing here that I am not paying enough attention to. I know when I ask H what he thinks or feels about something, he feels interrogated.
