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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Less emotional people have their place. They will be the one thinking rationale in a crisis. Keep the big picture in mind, don't get lost in the weeds. Don't discount their contribution to your life, big or small.[/quote]

This has not been my experience. My spouse completely shuts down in a crisis and is paralyzed. No sense of urgency or awareness that others are suffering (physically from injury or illness) and they should get them help.[/quote]

That’s mine, too. I thought I was the only one. Mine will just sit there and blink and you can literally see him processing and then planning a rational way to react in real time. As the spouse in these situations, I carry a lot of stress because I know I am always the one that will have to stay alert and be ready to spring into action. And I’m also the one who gets second-guessed or criticized when DH applies his cooly rational post-event analysis to the situation. [/quote]

Add me to the list. Read the OP and thought, yup, that's my husband, and the worst part is that he can't be counted on during a crisis. And I'm unfortunately not hypothesizing.[/quote]

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