Yes, honestly he hasn't opened up about anything AT ALL. The only thing he did mention was that he had to put breaks on his truck for $700... it went by so fast I didn't validate like I wanted too.
You don't validate a brake job. Please just set the validating aside for now and read as much as you can on it until you have a better understanding of it's use and purpose, and when it's appropriate and inappropriate.
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So I'm emotionless, business like... boring. But am I not supposed to be smiling, positive and upbeat so he sees I'm a woman only a fool would leave?
I'm talking about in these toxic texts and phone calls you keep having with him. The two of you just go round and round and round. You're BOTH being jerks to each other. He's being one to you, and you are to him. You BOTH are hurt by these conversations, you BOTH think the other doesn't listen and is the reason for all the problems. You can't change him but you CAN change his PERCEPTION by changing YOUR approach to these convos. So yes, be businesslike to the point of boring. He gets riled up you politely hang up or quit replying. Eventually he learns you won't tolerate the disrespect and he will try to be more cordial.
^^^All of that has NOTHING to do with smiling, being upbeat and being the woman only a fool would leave. You do that ALL THE TIME whether he is there or not. You BECOME the spouse only a fool would leave, you don't just ACT like it. Right?
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Difference in interactions with him very soon? In what way?
As in he will quit disrespecting you in these phone calls and texts.
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Difference in interactions --- like he will warm up to me? He is very checked out.
No that is way, way down the road. It took my ex years to warm up again. Right now the goal is to end the disrespect because it leaves you spinning and anxious.
