Dear Amy: I need advice on the way forward in my marriage.
You may deserve an apology — or many apologies — but you seem to have skipped many steps between hearing a gross generalization, disputing it, and expecting an apology. If you are expecting an apology from someone you know doesn’t ever offer them, then you are throwing down the gauntlet, when you might possibly be communicating — even if it is through an argument.
Long relationships might start on a firm foundation, but without genuine apologies and forgiveness, they sputter and fail under the weight of too much unfinished business.The only thing you can do is to commit to changing yourself. Counseling would be a great place to start. He has a band, and women have apparently been interested in “keeping him company” — even when his wife was alive.I told him it was a boring rehash of high school talk. He is 77.
While you’re at it, you could remind him that enduring friendships last through time because people actually “share.” This means that he needs to listen, as well as talk.Thank you for your response to “Concerned Mom,” who was concerned about her daughter’s weight.I know that this mom was not being mean, but focusing on her daughter’s weight and bad food choices was upsetting.
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