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[quote=Anonymous]Squirt gun.  Shoot him when his attention wanders.

My DH does this as well.  He'll actually ask me a question and then walk away as I am answering.  And I talk about 1/20th as much as he does.  It's super annoying but I've gotten used to it.  I text him now with stuff I actually want him to remember-- even if he's sitting right next to me.  It's the only way to guarantee he will absorb the information, plus I then have proof that I told him.

Sometimes I will yell his name and say "I was talking!" And he will apologetically return to the room and pretend to be interested.

Another approach that works is to start with the end of my story or question or whatever.  And he will then backpedal with questions to get the whole thing.  For instance, I will start by asking, "How much do you want to spend on the garden this year?"  This will throw him off and make him ask questions, which will end up in the discussion that I wanted to have.  It is very effective.  Same with work stuff.  When he asks about my day, I lead with one sensational part-- it gets his attention and he follows up with questions.  Like "well, I almost quit."  "What?  Why?"  "Because Phil is an asshat."  "Ha, what did he do?" Etc., etc, etc.  it works.[/quote]

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