I have been married for nearly 10 years. DH has never been a great talker, he's fine with his workmates, but quite shy in company. He has never been one to open up about what is going on in his head, and he is a complete mystery to me most of the time.
He goes to work, comes home, has dinner, watches TV, goes to bed. He never goes out with his friends or does anything on his own.
So we spend a lot of time together… in silence. Or me talking and him grunting. It came to a head 2 nights ago, we went out for dinner and - not only did he not talk to me all evening - he only actually made eye contact with me 4 times. Over the course of an evening when we were sat opposite each other. He said he was stressed because the kids were being a bit restless.
But it was the same yesterday. We were together all day and evening, but the only time he spoke to me was to remind me to pay for my car rental. That's it. Sometimes I ask him a question and he answers "Who?" and is clearly not listening. It's like he's in a world of his own.
Sometimes I feel like I can't take it anymore. We don't have any friends nearby and I can go weeks without talking to anybody, except Facebook and Mumsnet. I feel so isolated, like I'm in a bubble. It's horrible. I'm not sure if I can take another 10 years of this.
Is anyone else in this situation?