We stare at each other weekly. I speak, he nods, agrees with everything and then does nothing expected of him because he didn't understand.
Have you been in a similar situation?
I did something akin to this for four years in my marriage (only substitute weekly screaming fights for staring). Then, we agreed to get divorced, at which point I was finally able to implement the plans we agreed to every week which he promptly sabotaged for four years.
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