Tambear, re the communication issue, try Men are from Mars and Women are from Venus, that might help. Apparently, women like to talk to process things, stroke every nuance and look for all the angles. Guys want to fix things and get back to the bigscreen! Males tend to have a different approach to stress and sometimes don't get the woman's need to "go on" about it. I have a friend who told me that he knows that his W needs to go on for about half an hour before he can give any advice. He says the whole time he's sitting there thinking "I know how to fix this, just let me do it!" but he knows now he has to wait. Does your H like to tell you how to fix the situation? Do you reject his need to do so? He says you are always right. Does that mean he feels he can't give input because you won't accept it? Try validating things he says rather than dismissing them. Some guys really can't see beyond the fixing mode and when they don't feel they can fix anything they wonder what the heck they're there for. Have you told him what you need from him e.g. "I don't need you to fix this, I just need to get it off my chest". Anyway, pick up the book if you haven't got it, it's an entertaining read if nothing more! I hope your dinner went well and I hope you are the one who ended the evening...remember mystery and changing the dynamic.
