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[quote=Anonymous]OP - I used to have (and it crops up sometimes) THE EXACT SAME PROBLEM with my husband. Here is what worked for me: I told him that I can't live with someone who kills my by 1000 paper cuts every day. I told him that I can accept 7 minor criticisms a day and no more. Then, I started counting them out loud. When he reached 7 I would stop whatever I was doing and I would leave the house to go do something enjoyable for myself. This was the only thing that worked. After 2 instances of this he really made an effort to get better. Prior to that I complained about it and objected about it many many times to no avail. I honestly don't think he realized just how much he was needling me with petty crap that is just better left unsaid. Prior pp's are correct in that it was mostly anxiety driven. None of the things he said to me were demeaning in any way, just annoying as f*ck. [/quote]
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