Wife: When I needed him he just wasn’t there. I can never forget that and I can never recover; I don’t look at him the same way anymore. We’re just business partners now running a home. I don’t feel connected to him.
Husband: I don’t know what she’s talking about. I was there for everything that she needed — I came to every appointment with her I paid for everything I looked after the kids I made dinner every night — I was totally there for her.
Wife: I felt completely alone. He had no idea of what I was going through and every time I tried to tell him he’d just offer platitudes and reassurance “everything will be fine.” That’s not what I needed at all. I needed him to understand what I was feeling.
Husband: I was trying to make her feel better. What’s wrong with that?
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