I love this sale, but it rarely happens that any of the courses that I have on my wishlist are actually a part of the sale. This time I ended up buying: *An Introduction to Infectious Diseases and *Turning Points in Middle Eastern History because they looked interesting, though neither were in my running wishlist. The one I wanted most, "The United States and the Middle East 1914 - 9/11" was not part of the sale, but I decided to buy it anyway. I have been dying to listen to this one since it came out but kept putting it off for one reason or another. Can't wait to give it a listen.

He has been on medication for 20 years for his depression. I encouraged him to go to the doctor and deal with it when we were still dating. Since then, he's only had 1 or 2 issues that he struggled to manage, one of which was the result of a minor head injury. The meds keep him functional while other activities have helped him to feel more fulfilled as a person.

Update: Things have been resolved. I texted DH about the situation (we actually do really well at having serious conversations via text - it keeps things on topic) and we talked at length about it. I was very honest but also non-confrontational and non-accusatory. I won't go into all of the discussion that we had, but we're actually laughing about it right now. I really do get over things quickly once they're out in the open.

He has a history of depression, but it is currently under control. He doesn't have any other chronic health issues that would be a factor.

I've never heard of covert narcissism, but the answer to all of the others is, no.

Thank you for the information. I've never heard of this so I'll look into it for more details.

Honestly, he really doesn't do passive aggressive, so I don't think that's it.

This is exactly why I didn't bring it up last night. Talking to other adults and working through it verbally can help me to clarify things in my own head and help me to see whether I'm overreacting and being silly with an issue or if I am genuinely right to be upset.

Read the rest of the thread. And I understand the type of person you're talking about. My grandmother was exactly that woman. Even my husband would tell you that that is not me at all.

Thank you.

He didn't acknowledge the flowers or balloons, which is fine, but he did say, "Oh you got dinner, thanks." Then I went into the story of how I ended up getting him the food I did after the restaurant didn't have what I really wanted to get him.

I know that He does because he was posting on Facebook from work.

He did say, "thanks" but there was no mention of him having forgotten or chosen to do something to reciprocate.

Thank you for the book suggestion. I will look into it.

Because, in this case, it wasn't a simple case of it not being on his radar. His Facebook feed was full of pics of what his friends were doing (we're friends with some of the same people) and he bought our 17 year old son something at the store over the weekend.