Best of luck. Communicating when you’re not feeling heard is tough. And constantly seeing a mess around you that you’re not getting any help with is really frustrating. I have about 2-3 weeks left of similar bullshit. Can’t wait for it to end.

That sounds pretty awful.

You can buy a reel mower, which uses no gas. It’s also free exercise.

I think this is a solid advice. I’m in the same boat - 1 year into dating again, and the more dates I go on, the more I realize the need to take things slow.

In the Mets version of this, Richie Tennebaum is played by every Mets fan.

Can’t wait until he ends up with the Yankees, pitches a no-hitter against the Mets and helps the Yankees win another World Series. As a long time Mets fan, I just know this is going to happen. It’s our destiny.

Mayo in egg n cheese sandwiches is also pretty awesome.

Also relieves existential pain. Tylenol doesn’t do that.

I think the fighting fair part is extremely important for any relationship. If you attack someone their stress response is likely to be triggered. And once that happens, they’re in self-protection/defense mode, and that takes them far away from being empathetic, which only makes you feel not heard and even more angry.

Well, hopefully she doesn’t have to get her well ALL the time. You said “you weren’t looking to experience happiness ever again,” so that doesn’t sound very promising to me.

Yeah, 2nd kid will do it. But, get out before kid number 2. Single parenting (actually all parenting) is easier with 1.

GET OUT NOW!!!!

I love my kids and wouldn’t change anything ... because I already have them. If I could have my memory erased, I wouldn’t have kids. It’s so difficult and can be a relationship killer unless you know how to communicate, which obviously is what this article is about. But, I have two kids and my brains are melting, so…

Oh, so you’re living my life. I’m ahead of you though. I already have 2 kids, and am about to get divorced.

How do I avoid colossal meltdowns on a weekly basis, and how do keep myself from feeling like I’m going absolutely insane?

This Brooklyn team is actually a lot more fun (still not a lot of fun) to watch than recent years, even though their record is worse.

I don’t know for sure, but when he says “he didn’t notice,” that might just be a defensive response to being barked at.

It is ridiculous. Unfortunately, people tend to make up their minds about what is fair, even when it isn’t, because often times we place importance on things our partner doesn’t and vice versa. Not saying it’s right, but it definitely happens.

Not sure someone can be a wonderful partner AND a lazy piece of shit. If someone cares about you, they’ll realize that being a wonderful partner is doing their fair share.

But, is there enough room to “entertain?”