Quote: Tell him how you feel when he doesn't validate you. He can't read your mind, and he probably is clueless that this is bugging you to this extent. If he knew that a simple statement would help to put your mind at rest, I'm sure he'd be forthcoming.
Karen, correct me if I'm wrong, but haven't you covered this topic with your H before? Unless I've got you mixed up with someone else, haven't you made it really clear that this is important to you?
Why do we assume that if the partner knew what would make us happy (even if it's something tiny and easy) that they would do it? I think there's plenty of evidence on this board that they often don't/won't do it.
