Quote: Right now, H dreads it and I watch him like a hawk to make sure he's at least thinkin about it.
Ummm....lets see how to put this? Wouldn't you feel on the spot if someone was watching you like a hawk too? That could be adding to his dread of the evening. If someone were watching me that closely and I knew what was supposed to happen that evening...I'd feel an awful lot of pressure, that would probably make me dread the impending event.
You might want to pay more attention to your behavior on this...and well....backoff.