Bit of the Every Day in Book Two: The Fifteenth Year of the Third Millennium of the Common Era

It is rare that my marital difficulties are so… run of the mill; so as this popped up today, I wanted to post it here. Maybe even get some “here’s what I do” style advice.

Wife, much to her dislike, has been getting 1-10 shifts consistently. Since I work for the government in a more traditional sense… my hours usually have me awake much earlier. Still, I stay up to spend time with her… otherwise, our relationship would be almost entirely non-existent.

Here’s the issue. She comes home today and has tomorrow off. Which means… we can finally watch the shows throughout the week that we watch together but don’t get to watch when they air because of her schedule. The problem stems from the fact that… she comes home, turns on the TV, goes silent as a Buddhist Temple. She is 110% incapable of watching television and having a conversation. That, truly, may be an understatement. She cannot listen to the TV and have a conversation… she cannot have the TV on at all (if she’s interested in the show) and interact with others. I could be wrong but… very much a “Yeah, she may be on the Autistic Spectrum here” kind of thing. I’m trying to control my emotions over it. But… my situation with work, finding a job, all of it… the one word that defines all of it loudly for me is lonely. SO when my wife comes home… I want to interact with her. Of course… as we’ve experienced many times… sometimes that interaction isn’t good. But… it is a weird place to be. Like… I want to have a conversation with my wife. I want to have an exchange of words, ideas, emotions… y’know… that kind of thing. And … yeah. Just… wanted to share that.