Hopeless - How to communicate with an emotionally unavailable wife?

Hey lovely Forumites!

I just want to quickly jump in and make sure that while we are certainly allowed to voice our opinions, we want to make sure it is done in a respectful way - Which can definitely be hard sometimes when our experiences haven't been positive ones.

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@Peregrinefalcon Clearly that was aimed at me. No problem. Deleting my account now.

All I did was reach out........not a helpful thing to say to me when that was my actual lived experience. I have no voice anywhere!

I'm sorry to hear that crisis services have not been helpful for you in the past @Tayla3 , and you feel you don't have a voice here.

From my perspective, a negative experience may not be enough to generalise an entire service. Have you ever had the same person twice on Lifeline? I think there are that many workers that there's a slim chance.

Who knows? You may get an awesome counsellor on the phone next time! You'll only know if you try.

In my own experiences, it's a hit and miss. If someone is really THAT unhelpful, disconnect and call back - that's my suggestion. And usually, those that read off a script are probably in training. They have to start somewhere.

I hope you will be open to what I have mentioned above, yet I also acknowledge what you have said.

All the best with whatever you decide. I'm here for a chat if you need it.

Kindest, tyme

Hi @Tayla3, I just wanted to check-in with you today. It seems like you kept feeling pretty disconnected from your partner over the last few days. And with work, that might continue?

I just wanted to see how you were doing?

TuxedoCat ❤️