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Piecing together from what Vicky has posted so far, sounds like Vicky is acting with Independent Behavior . That's my assumption too. And it IS a disrespectful one. For all we know everything VJ does has his wife's enthusiastic seal of approval. It just seems unlikely because he objects to telling her things - so how can she approve of what she has no knowledge of? So we are tempted to piece things together and make DJ's. So is she, I imagine. However we don't have a spouse's lovebank to maintain so we can do this. She on the other hand needs to maintain his love for her so she cannot make DJ's. She needs full disclosure and radical honesty to avoid doing this. As a spouse we have to either calmly insist on honesty or snoop. That would be my advice to her. And to avoid lovebusters like anger in her quest for honesty. But she isn't the one posting. I have a tendency to root for the underdog. I am rooting for VJ too! That is why I am trying to discourage him from diagnosing his wife's mindset with DJ's. That is a dead end and he won't find any answers down that path. He can also write directly to Dr Harley if he wants someone with direct experience of all kinds of abusive behaviour. I
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indiegirl Originally Posted By: tamak
Piecing together from what Vicky has posted so far, sounds like Vicky is acting with Independent Behavior . That's my assumption too. And it IS a disrespectful one.
I define Independent Behavior as the conduct of one spouse that ignores the feelings and interest of the other spouse.My statement about Vicky behaving with IB was not an assumption. It was based on the above definition and the quote by Vicky below. I cannot change who I work with at work. No reason to either. Originally Posted By: tamakI have a tendency to root for the underdog. I am rooting for VJ too! That is why I am trying to discourage him from diagnosing his wife's mindset with DJ's. That is a dead end and he won't find any answers down that path. I think of Vicky as the underdog because of some of the DJ's directed his way: I am sure your wife feels it is controlling when she is told how to think. That there is a 'right' way and a 'wrong' way to take things and that you know which is which and she doesn't. Stop trying to be the thought police and control her thoughts. You get the impression from this poster that her perfectly ordinary needs are annoying and she is a nuisance. She is supposed to be silent until she is relevant. Poor girl. She is going to be the lady in the 'Why women leave men' article. Telling women it's not their business usually ends in the divorce court. [quote]I am sure your wife feels it is controlling when she is told how to think. That there is a 'right' way and a 'wrong' way to take things and that you know which is which and she doesn't. She has every right to her opinion - it doesnt have to be the same as yours. Stop trying to be the thought police and control her thoughts. **edit**
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Yes, I thought I was agreeing with you. No offense intended.
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Don't I also have a right to my opinion, even if it is not the same as yours? nononononooo The reason is that we are here is to discuss Dr Harley's opinion, not our own. This is not a platform for personal philosophies, unlike a marriage. In marriage, both perspectives count; on this board, DR HARLEY'S perspective counts. The litmus test for a viewpoint on this board is: does this view align with Dr Harleys?
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"It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena.." Theodore Roosevelt Exposure 101
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Thank you Danali. I apologize indiegirl. I am sensitive about this for personal reasons and should have recognized that and refrained from posting what I did.
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Thank you ML for the reminder of what advice on MB is supposed to reflect. I apologize to you and the other posters I referenced, as well.
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