My husband is lazy and clueless in and out of bed. He has a high-stress job that causes him to be moody and sarcastic when he gets home. His mother is always telling stories about how she disciplined him as a child and I am wondering if she is trying to tell me something. If so, I'm in. I love my husband and don't want to leave him, but I can't take this anymore. I think he is giving me hints (I think), but I can't be sure. Yesterday, we were yelling (again) I told him to get away from me, and "Go somewhere else."
Then he said "Oh, so I suppose you want me to go to my room," then he gave me a look and marched off to his room. The door was slightly open when I walked past and he was on the bed feet on the floor in what looked like what the forums call "the position." If he does this again, should I go in and see if what he wants is to be spanked? Forget talking about anything sexual, he tunes out.
Update: The final straw. Last night he came home in the foulest mood so far. He was walking from room to room slamming doors and mumbling incoherently. I tried asking him what was wrong but he just "blew up" and called me a dumb bitch. Well, folks, that was it. He wasn't allowed to speak like that in his mother's home, he wasn't going to do it in mine. It's strange but I was suddenly calm and knew exactly what to do. I offered him a choice, 1: pack a bag and get out for good, or 2: go to his room and stand at attention at the end of the bed. He immediately marched off to the bedroom. I waited about 30 minutes, I didn't want to be angry, I did want to punish but not to harm. I just wanted my marriage back. When I walked into the room he was standing quite still trembling a bit, I think. I stood behind him, reaching up, I started to soothe him by rubbing up and down his back, explaining what I was going to do and why. Take off your belt and hand it to me, I said. Things are looking up lately.