Dear Sonatina:

Having read your March 2017 thread and this one, reads to me that your boyfriend doesn’t like talking  not  only about emotions but also about practical topics.

In your old thread you wrote: “his  inability to express any emotion other than  being fine makes me feel like I’d dating a robot. And his inability to relate to my own emotions is downright frustrating… I want  to date  someone who would try to be  interested in what I have  to say most of the time. That’s  what  I try to  do for my boyfriend”.

On this thread, a year and  nine months later, you brought up a few practical issues: financing a wedding, completing your education, financial independence, and  yet he doesn’t want to  talk about these  issues either.

How can you possibly “build a  strong  marriage together” (your stated goal) without talking about emotions and practical matters like finances?

anita