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Can't talk to DH

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NebulaStorm · 22/06/2021 07:55

We talk but about general things. We're isolating at the moment and I'd like to discuss it, about the potential for getting Covid and how it might aftect our week away in the UK but he just tells me he isn't interested.

I've told him I'm not able to talk to him about anything, and he just says he's bored of the pessimism. All I want to do is discuss practicalities and book insurance and that I'm worried about only having 1 vaccine. Can't say I've been over anxious about the whole Covid situation. We had a disagreement over Christmas as I said no to his adult children staying over night and he spent ages trying to think of ways to circumvent the rules.

He just likes to talk about You Tube videos. I can't talk about anything of importance as he shuts me down. I dread to think what would happen if I ended up with depression or similar.

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NebulaStorm · 23/06/2021 16:00

DSS tested positive. Day 11 from his close contact, unless caught from partner, which would mean we should be showing soon maybe. DD was playing very closely with him.

Trying to sort out insurance, and noticed mainly only cover if test positive within 14 days of start date, so the PCRs we have for tomorrow will need to wait till Saturday to align it all. It's all very close. Isolation ends 29th if non of us test positive, otherwise we only have an additional 10 days spare as we go on the 10th.

Be gutted if we miss going away to the beach for a week, as will DD.

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candycane222 · 23/06/2021 16:07

Sounds like you've lost your case even before you get a chance to make it with him. Whatever it is.

I am not proud of this, but in relationships when I was young and inexperienced (and also, when I assumed that all men were bastards nad automatically owed me, just becvause they were men...) I used to autonatically take the defensive 'you are wring'position about every disagreement, then if he told me a home trusth or just made a valid point, I would twist it and then burst into tears.

Pathetic.

I grew out of it as boyfriends kept splitting up with me. So I recognise his behaviour, with considerble embarassement.

You DH is not a kid, he is a married man with a family. He is still acting like a stroppy barely-out-of adolescence me.

I did work this out for myself eventually, mainly because I wanted to change, have a lasting realtionship, and not be so cross all the time. Also because one (by then ex) boyfriend was quite clear with me how exhasted and battered he felt when we were together. And I liked and respected him enough to listen.

His reasons may be different - I don't know him. But I have a sense that I recognise my immature young self in him.

Whatever the reasons, not being able to talk about stuff is absolutely not a marriage, at the end of the day, is it? He needs to accept this, and know this isn't sustainable and you won't accept it long term. But you have to believe that yourself first I guess.

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