Yes indeed things are tense around here. Busy at work too, which is not helping. Need to journal an incident last night.
We were out to dinner, NG, his aunt and me. All goes well, he is happy updating me on his day's trials and aunt does not really understand (we are both in the IT industry, so some very specific jargon flying around ). I'm begining to think she is also a little hard of hearing, as she kept jumping in with totally unrelated comments, which was annoying NG.
As we wrap up with coffee, his mobile goes and its a colleague from work. He chats for about 10 mins, waiter brings the bill, I check, pay and NG is still on the phone. No reference to the caller that he is at dinner, and no indication at my end that the situation being discussed is life or death. I can see he is almost done, so aunt and I start walking to the car (parked just in front of the restaurant). He comes pretty close to us, but is in a right mood. NG to Slowly - Could you not have waited for me to finish the call?
Now, I have to say this is a long running issue which went away for a couple of years and is now creeping back. He seems deaf, dumb and blind to the fact that it just is not acceptable to expect your dinner date to scan the ceiling while you are on the phone, unhurriedly chatting
As we got home, it became clear that he was in a sulk. A big 180 for me was to NOT retreat wounded, I teased him out of his mood, and all seems to be sunny again today. Just wondering how to cope the next time this occurs, which I'm sure it will.
). I'm begining to think she is also a little hard of hearing, as she kept jumping in with totally unrelated comments, which was annoying NG. 
Slowly
