Passive Aggressive Husband

I’m at my wit’s end with this lonely, sexless marriage!

  A dear reader, Paula has written a long comment in AskNora, that pushed me to reflect on the limitations of my work here. She tells about her lonely marriage. And I can’t personally embrace her, I can’t support her day-to-day up until the moment when she has her life back…so what can I still […]

Being 50 and ready to divorce a narcissistic husband?

When one of my readers of this blog posted this comment: “I never wanted to use the word “divorce” as an empty threat…but I followed through on the 3rd time & have never looked back.  Personally at 56 years, this is not what I wanted; I just could no longer “continue my slow death” from […]

Why an emotionally unavailable husband is asking: why is she so upset with me?

He keeps asking, bewildered: “Why is she so upset with me?” Sometimes, you find a husband “surprised” at his wife reacting at him with accumulated anger: His “surprise” of course compounds her anger! His denial can only lead to a bigger fight! According to psychology research, we all use defense mechanisms…they are those mental tricks […]