Quote: Why did you accept that she had crossed your boundary?
I don’t know. In this particular case, it was during the EA and in the buildup to the PA and D. I just looked at it as more justification for what I was doing and thinking.
Quote: Why didn't you cart the puppy back up and take it back?
I should have, but see the answer to number one.
Quote: I believe that your wife treats you the way she does is because you have essentially taught her how to treat you. We all do that.
I believe that you’re absolutely, unequivocally, 100% correct. But I have 30 years of inertia propelling me down this path and I don’t know how to change it.