You've explained yourself more times than you can count. He still doesn't get it. That's not a communication problem. You've had the conversation. Multiple times. You've been calm, clear, articulate. You've used the right words. And nothing changes. Here's what I want you to consider: what if he does get it, he's just not choosing to show up differently? There's a version of over-explaining that has nothing to do with being understood, and everything to do with the belief that if you can just find the perfect words, he'll finally meet you. He won't, not through words. Only through his own decision to actually show up. And that decision was never something your explaining could produce. You can stop explaining now. The answer is already there. #IdentityWork #PatternWork #WomenOver40