My husband is a super 大男人. We know each other for over 20 years. I have quited my job at the birth of our second kid. We seldom quarrel because usually I know how to handle his emotion.
We had a dispute on a small matter last week. He made some jokes on me about money which I found offensive. I put a long face and answered quite angrily. He left home at once but returned 1 min later, shouting at me, threwing things, banging chairs and asking me apologise to him. I kept quiet and replied "No, I won't apologise." That started the war.
For 4 nites he came home at 4am, without telling me where he has gone. Other few days nearly midnite. He dined at home once but no talking at all. When he was at home, I tried to ask him something to ease the atmosphere but he only replied Yes or No, or kept quiet. I peeled orange for him, prepared ginsen tea, but I can still see his hatred. He is not ready to settle. He treats me like a transparent person. Tonite, another nite of absolutely silence of two separated worlds. I wonder if he is thinking about separation.
He wrote me a cheque on the third day for a big sum, claiming those are my contribution to the properties he bought before our marriage. But I didn't accept. Not within these context. My refusal makes him even more mad. He said my refusal infringed his dignity.
These few nites I slept with my baby in a small side bed in our room. His indifference hurts me badly. We have a big fundmental difference. Living with a sensitive and unforgiving man is very painful.
Why man always think that he sacrifices a lot for the family and that the wife and children must be grateful to him?