11-26-2015, 06:12 AM
Thank you Kona. I know that he knows I love him, and he loves me.
I think he gets frustrated because he lost his job several years ago, and I am the earner in the family. He does freelance work, but it's not the money he was used to earning. I think he feels like he has somehow lost his standing or respect. I do my best to be easygoing and understanding.
It gets especially hard around the holidays. I think he thinks that unless he is spending money on me that he has failed somehow. I do like nice things, but I also had the wherewithall to buy these for myself -- before he and I ever met, and that has not changed.
Hopefully, he will settle down tomorrow while we have a nice relaxing day at home.
I think he gets frustrated because he lost his job several years ago, and I am the earner in the family. He does freelance work, but it's not the money he was used to earning. I think he feels like he has somehow lost his standing or respect. I do my best to be easygoing and understanding.
It gets especially hard around the holidays. I think he thinks that unless he is spending money on me that he has failed somehow. I do like nice things, but I also had the wherewithall to buy these for myself -- before he and I ever met, and that has not changed.
Hopefully, he will settle down tomorrow while we have a nice relaxing day at home.