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Old Mar 13, 2007, 10:34 AM
always_aching always_aching is offline
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Thank you for your suggestions, I will take some into consideration.

Don't be worried about "our" children, all of the children are grown and living on their own. Their ages are 31, 28 and 26. We did not have these children together, we are both divorced and the children are products of different marriages.

I do think my fiance displays behavior of a spoiled child. We went to dinner last night in order to talk. He sat with his arms folded, glaring at the TV & refused to look at me. In fact, he told me to stop looking at him because it "bothered him." Before the server came over to take the food order, he announced he was there against his will and wouldn't be ordering anything. I calmly informed him we were not leaving and I was not going to cook when we got home. I asked him to reconsider ordering food and if he didn't, I wasn't going to leave. Good thing I drove, right?

I forced him to take a look at what he was upset about. After much double talk from him, he finally admitted that what he was doing was childish and wrong. It's a start. I made it quite clear that I wasn't going to tolerate any more of his childish behavior. If I had done something that would warrant him being upset, that's one thing, but I didn't. I have no problem admitting when I'm wrong or apologizing for something.

All in all, he agreed to think about his actions and reactions to situations. I'm not trying to make light of his feelings but he needs to examine whether situations he considers to be worthy are really worth being that upset over. If the answer is no, than he needs to find a way to get past it.

Again, thanks for your input. It is very much appreciated.