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My Husband
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Dear Dr. Mark
My husband
and I have been married eight years and have a set of
three-year-old twins. I do not work outside the home. I
haven’t felt very loving toward my husband for the past
year or more. He doesn’t listen to me when I talk
sometimes he does not even acknowledging that he heard me
when I know he did.
He
doesn’t initiate activities (and sulks while participating
in activities that I plan), and he is an incurable
pessimist. |
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There is
nothing more demoralizing to a woman then to feel he
doesn't care or want to listen to her. |
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I am also frustrated by his lack of enthusiasm for my artistic
pursuits, and his emotional unavailability. On the positive
side, he never says an unkind word and is very moral and
trustworthy.
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When I mention
problems to him (in what I feel is a non-threatening way) he
gets frustrated and says things like, “I’ll never be able live
up to your standards.” I also have a difficult time asserting
myself with him. I think this comes from the fact that he is
older than me, and I have usually just gone along with
whatever he wanted. But now I am the mom, with the added
responsibility that comes with that, and our roles have
changed.
My
general feeling of displeasure with our situation
leads me to be impatient with him, and he knows it.
He has asked me why I get angry with him so quickly.
I am afraid that we are drifting further apart and we
might not be able to find the way back. How can
I get through to him? |
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Unheard
F (27)
Ankeny,
OH
Married
8 years, 2 Mo.
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