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My husband and I never seem to have much to talk about. We have a loyal relationship but it seems that only common interests we have are our children. His work requires a lot of travel and if we talk on phone then those are very functional and dull conversations. I don't know if it's just us or this happens to every married couple after spending decades with each other.
What do you guys do on weekends? Try some new activities together, if only taking a drive and enjoying a walk through nature, or stopping to enjoy scenery. See if you might enjoy learning a new skill together, like taking a photography class. Do you travel together? What are your vacations like?
What do you guys do on weekends? Try some new activities together, if only taking a drive and enjoying a walk through nature, or stopping to enjoy scenery. See if you might enjoy learning a new skill together, like taking a photography class. Do you travel together? What are your vacations like?
This is what I was thinking. May just be a rut period. Which could mean you need to expand yourselves. Learning a new skill. Cooking together, maybe trying to arrange to travel somewhere together without the kids, if you can. Watch new shows or movies together. Read a book together you both may love. Learn a new language together, etc. Just try to get out of any patterns and do something new.
We tried everything but change is only temporary, things get back to routine soon. I just feel like that he has little interest in whatever I say. On other hand, he talks to his mother every other day and listens to every mundane detail. She lives in Asia but he manages all her things from here and visits her twice a year. She has 5 other kids while I have only one husband. Our domestic issues with house, cars, kids, rental property, tax, friends etc seem to fly over his head, he just pretends to hear to be polite but he expects me to take care of everything and not bother him with anything.
He is a good dad, good provider and a good person and we do a lot of things together. It's just that he feels perfectly fine not talking to me for days, not even inquiring about kids, that bothers me. His work is quite stressful but he always finds time for his mother so I guess it is about priorities. Kids and I are not a priority, just a responsibility that has to be taken care of nicely because he is a very contentious person. I have no doubt on his loyality, otherwise it would make some sense. Most people seem to like me and enjoy my company so it's not that I am too boring or dull.
On the days he doesn't call, do you trade any emails or text messages at all? If there is no contact at all for DAYS, you need to TELL him how that makes you feel when he doesn't call. What if one of you got sick or in an accident?
Go dancing once a week. Maybe you dont really need to talk, just spend time together, that makes for things to talk about later. Put aside a date night where you woo one another and DO something different than how your day went, but how your eyes look or a new drrss, new hairstyle, new physical activity, change it up.
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