Lights,
Thank you for your post. My W has told me that the biggest hurdle we have is the damage from emotional abuse, she just can't get past it at this point. I don't call her names and we don't yell, scream or anything like that, but I have made the mistake of saying, 'that's your opinion, mine differs' and things like that.

I need to learn to shut up and just tell her I understand and I'm sorry.

Thanks for your post, very helpful.