Dear Hillary,
My wife tells me every night that she is going to divorce me. She has lots of reasons, none of which make any sense. My problem is not the thought of attending the divorce courts, it is the fact that she never gets any further than saying it is going to happen. How do I get her to either stop the threats, or just go ahead and do it? There must be other things that husbands and wives talk about, not just threatening divorce. Or is this “martial” bliss after all? What is your advice, wise Hillary?
Robert
Dear Robert,
Previously one writer was asking about communication and I suggested that for some people, they think that the art of good communication is to shout louder. The Brits are well known for that. I think you or your wife needs to shout louder as there is something awry here. Have you thought that it is time to talk? Perhaps you could try that so next time when she threatens divorce, shout louder and tell her to either get on with it or give up talking about it. If that doesn’t work, you can always get divorce papers drawn up and when she threatens divorce, whip out the papers and say, “Sign here!” Lots of luck Roger, I think you’re going to need it.
