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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I have more formal education than my husband. (A doctorate, he has an Associates Degree). We love each other to death and have been married 20 years. In a nutshell, our skills are complementary. It took a long time, but I don't try to change him anymore and he does the same for me.. Intellectually he is an equal but his strengths are different from mine and when I have hard dark thoughts like you are describing I  take a breath and realize all of his strengths and the ways he is actually better than me. He is a better cook, he is more open to people, (and to new experiences), he is better at saving money, he forgives more easily, he has more knowledge of history, he is less neurotic, etc. Look for the good. [/quote]

OP here. Thank you for this. DH is literally the kindest person that I know and has an immense heart and I appreciate him for it. His loyalty and reliability is one of the main reasons that I married him. I will continue to focus on the good. However, I also wonder if there's something else creating a wedge. For example tonight at dinner, he had his bluetooth ear piece in (which he does often these days) and he was watching instagram and you tube videos of social media personalities that crack jokes about other random social media videos/postings.[/quote]

Hmmm.  I would consider that extremely rude and not something "the kindest person" would do![/quote]

No, but I imagine if I were married to OP I'd have my earpiece in frequently.[/quote]

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