DH just used the term ‘Reached out’ to mean contacted.

[LarryGreysonsDoor]

Should I LTB now and never look back.
He’s 45 and should know better.

I think you're doomed.

If you take a helicopter view of the situation I think you'll sadly find no matter how good the idea shower is as posters on there is no low hanging fruit on this one. Don't let the grass grow long on this one, get your ducks in a row now, the only way you'll square this circle is a new country and full identity change for you.

But you must make sure you are still within the financial envelope (urggh - kill me now.)

Here’s my first ever LTB

You need a conscious uncoupling going forward.

Next time you're having sex he'll say 'let's park this blow job for a moment and try some blue sky thinking'.

I hope he didn't say, "I'm reaching out to you guys because I have something I want to share".

I will never forget the time my husband (who learned english from me) said we 'should touch base later' .I nearly fell over ! It is quite a long time ago but I really felt like he had forgotten that I was his wife and not one of his team.I have since got used to the lingo but still think it sound so staged and false and stupid.But we are 'all good' as they say.You can get used to anything!

I had a friend who informed me she 'teamed up with X' when discussing the fact they took their kids on a day out. Wtf!

Divorce is the only way he'll learn OP.

I'd laugh hysterically in his face.
When I started dating DP there was lots of hey hon, hun about, he called me hon I nearly fell over.
A: men don't say hon.
B: I hated the hon phase.

Awww Hun!

Ltb indeed or you’ll also find him comparing apples with pears

DH works from home a lot. I have just retired. I never realised just how much he uses the words 'Reach Out' until now. I'm shocked. I have told him not to, but he persists. There's no hope is there?

Oh... and what the hell does 'the business case might just wash its face' mean? I hear that a lot. Washing faces.

I had a smarmy David Brent type manager once who always used to say 'suck it and see' in meetings. #barf

There is still hope, so long as he is willing to enter counselling and work on his problems.

But if he's so much as once said 'outwith', then I'm afraid that no counsellor will see you together, and they will advise you leave immediately, taking any children to a place of safety.

It could be worse - you could use 'socialise' instead of distribute or share.

(I see a North American influence here too)

when I hear reach out, I think of reach around, and giggle

@thenightsky - generally a variation on neither make a profit or a loss, ie break even.

So sorry OP, do you have someone you can talk to IRL about his behaviour? 😁😂

I used this in a job interview earlier this year. I put my head in my hands and apologised, the panel laughed and unbelievably I got the job. Still hate the phrase though

I always thought 'reaching out' was something to do with the Four Tops. Or vomiting.

Do you have a silver bullet for your Smith and Wesson?

Hmmm we both eat a lot of hummus. The cat goes mental for it too.

Yogurt. Our cat goes crazy for yogurt. Hummus is a little too yuppie for him.

What I want to know is, which one of you weirdos voted YABU? narrows eyes

Weirdo raises hand. In my defense, I assumed that LTB meant Lying Tory Bastard.

am so glad its not just me - I lose all respect for anyone using and especially over using this shit

I'm so sorry

Time to amicably uncouple with this man op

Sing to him...'I'll be there...etc'