Chris: I actually told my wife that sometimes, when she asks me to do things, my thinking goes like this: "Why should I do anything for her? She's just a roommate. If she put a little effort into building up an EC with me, say by ML OR EVEN JUST KISSING AND HUGGING, I'd be happy to do x,y,and z." Of course, when WE act like that, then they don't feel like doing anything for or with us, so it just keeps on sliding downhill.
The problem is, when we do decide to take the first step to stop the downhill slide, and the second step, and the third (in other words, we do exactly what they ask us to do), they still don't kick in with their half of the deal. So they relegate themselves back to roommate status.
