Published on 12, July, 2020
Hello. I am 53, have been diagnosed as having Austism 3 months ago. My wife works and I have not had a job in over 7 years, I just cannot seem to get a job. I digress, anyway I have been married for nearly 2 years now. Things have got to breaking point. My wife says she is drained and cannot give anymore to this relationship. The problem is I do not talk a lot at all. I am very introverted, my wife is the opposite of me. When she talks to me about her day I just cannot seem to think of anything to say in response to her. Nothing comes into my head to respond. It is so frustrating. I do not know what to do so I can talk easily to her. Has anyone got any suggestions for me please.
Thank you
I have moments like this, for example, when I spend time with my OH's mother I used to want to ask her questions to get her to reveal more about what she's been up to, e.g why did she enjoy her theatre trip, but I froze. To overcome this I looked up possible questions on the internet and put these in my phone. I used to pop to the loo to look at it when I needed support