Hehe, HD that sounds like something I'd say, only my line is "my, getting a titty-bit nipply ain't it". I've gotten the look for it, but at least not the silent treatment on top of it. Man, I feel for ya. Maybe your 180 should be just to let loose and expose all of those pent up thoughts. It appears that both of you are gaurding your words, and what does come out is so codified and censored that the messages isn't discernable, even if you were LISTENING to each other. Try making her feel what you are feeling without being judgemental or involving her in the feelings...the idea is to just expose yourself (no, not your parts :-) ) so that she can feel what you are feeling. She probably won't reciprocate (still working on MrsGGB on that score), but at least maybe you can break that communications logjam you got going there. Maybe have the C help you out with communications. I don't think anything else is going to get better until you two learn to really talk and listen to one another. Right now it would appear that you are not.