Hello Mumsnet. I've been in and out for years but never registered. And now here I am, asking for help when I've never offered any. 
Me and Mrs Devilatmyheels have been together for near enough 15 years. We've got some kids, a mortgage, all that sort of thing. Mostly our situation is stable in terms of work etc. We get on quite well. We've had arguments, some bad, one or two that would have MN screaming LTB or Murder TB or whatever. We differ in several aspects but that's OK too. Recently though, say in the last year, I get the idea that we've properly grown apart.
A problem (not THE problem, not THE ONLY problem) is that she prefers not to talk, being a least-said-soonest-mended type. I suppose it's a Northern thing. Actually it's worse than that, she just won't talk. Over the years I've accepted that some people just don't work that way.
But now I'm not too sure. Things have come to a head for me (I can't describe the specifics, she's never off this site or the other ones of this kind and I don't think she'd like it if I was on here asking for help). I want to do right and I need someone to talk to. But the price of counselling is beyond me- we're skint.
Is there anywhere I can turn? I know you can get it on the NHS in some areas but I don't know whether we have that sort of time.