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Woman30Casual Contributor
I need an advice about my husband. We been living together now for almost 6 year's . And almost every decision is made by him. Even our son , I felt like he doesn't have a respect for me. He is now in a kindy.
I don't want him to grow that no respect at me. what action the best for me to do.??
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Zoe7Senior Contributor
Hi @Former-Member I haven't seen you around lately - so nice to see you. How are you doing?
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
Two words of advice @Former-Member .... remain polite, and keep repeating the message .... same as when you're dealing with children .... not that men are children, but for reasons of testosterone, they process differently ..... repeat messages tend to get through, even if you have to remain icily polite when delivering them.
A third observation, if you like .... tears tend to produce an aggressively defensive response on males in long-term relationships, so try to keep them out of your discussions if at all possible, but tears are also important, to make sure you have a good cry on a long walk afterwards, or drive, or on the phone with a special friend ....
Hugs for how you are feeling Hon .... ❤️
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Faith-and-HopeSenior Contributor
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