almeda, other people have given you great advice so I won't repeat, but if you're interested in doing some reading on improving marriage & communicaiton the best book I ever read on this topic is John Gottman's book Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.
I would also suggest trying to avoid 'playing games' with your husband. Try to discuss things as calmly as possible. Tell him how you feel when he doesn't take care of his truck and try to get him to repeat back to you what he thinks you're feeling. That's the only way to know if he is really understanding your frustration. Of course, you have to give him the opportunity to express his feelings as well. Just don't tackle to much in one conversation. One thing I learned from that book is to try to avoid stacking issues, because then you'll never get any of them resolved.
Good luck, I hope he agrees to some couples work.
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