"Yes there are a lot of similarities and, get this, I even thought that Chrome looked like him minus 7 inches or so! And I vaguely resemble Chrome's wife. Weird, eh."

Well, we already have BF and Stig as Dopplegangers on this board why not a Doppleganger quartet? And if you resemble my W, you must be one hot lady!!!

"H has horrible self esteem, one of the things that he rather easily admits."

Have you been following up any on the affirmations, self-esteem talking points with him?

"Or.....how's this. He's emotional but not verbal about it. He feels but has a hard time putting it into words. Nor is he all that inclined to try. He'd rather go DO something. That's what I meant about typical."

That is the essential difference I think between most men and most women. The cultural training we men have makes it hard for us to vocalize our feelings well (most of us). I know I struggle with it mightily.

Chrome

"Recollect me darlin, raise me to your lips, two undernourished egos, four rotating hips"

Inertia Creeps by Massive Attack