DB’s wife had been giving her the silent treatment all weekend. It’s a regular occurrence and has been for the past 10 years.
He snapped and told her he wouldn’t tolerate it any more and she just ignored him. Today he turned up to DP house and broke down sobbing, saying he couldn’t handle the stress of being married to her.
DB’s wife doesn’t speak to us nor do we speak to her - very, very sensitive, short tempered and quick to ignore people.
They have 2 children. It was an arranged marriage and she was from back home. He won’t leave her because of the kids but also I don’t think he can tolerate her much longer.
At the start of the marriage, she’d give him the silent treatment and he’d try to whatever possible to get her talking to him.
I don’t know what to do or how we can help him. She has some family her in the UK but she doesn’t speak to them either.