cally and blackfoot: I appreciate the message you are expressing to me to stop coddling her, be the "man", etc.
Quote: But now try to think of it from a females point of view and see this scared man standing before you and you are the bully time and time again. You put out your demand or nasty comment and he does nicely what is told of him. How much respect do you think she could have for you.
Yep. You're right. I need to get rid of this fear of confrontation, fear of abandonment, fear of her reaction to my not doing things her way.
