FocusedFlutist wrote <<<and I 'blew' it by asking>>>
FF You don't believe that, do you? H blew it by not answering your request. I also read in your post that you were trying to make things better but things ended poorly. {{{FF}}} for your effort in this difficult situation.
Do you tell your students they blew something when they ask you a question? I know you don't tell them they blew it or you would not be teaching. The best statement I ever heard form a teacher was: If you read the lesson and do not understand something "There are no dumb questions."
I put up a baby gate in the hallway to keep the dogs confined to the bedrooms. The baby gate latch operated opposite of what most latches operate. First I showed my W two times how it worked. Then I asked her to demonstrate to me if she understood how it worked. She did not know how to work the latch so I showed her again and asked her to repeat what I just showed her. She started to open the latch in the wrong direction and when that did not work she reversed the direction and got the gate latch to open. BTW, I got it wrong the first time I tried to open the latch and had to figure out how to operate it. Kid and adult proof latch, eh?
Only reason I wrote about the baby gate is to let you know I am in the similar position as you guys with the garage door. We work things out and by your posts it sounds like you are diligently trying to resolve mechanical and personal issues without much co-operation from your H.
We are all chearing you on in your quest to solve your R problems.
