I have a close relative who has been married for close to 40 years and her husband refuses to call her by her name...always has.
I am wondering what this means?
He calls others by their names.
He certainly doesn't call her "darling' or "baby" either...really he doesn't address her properly or in any way atall. Is this lack of respect?
She takes care of him very well. He is a lot older than her. He takes her for granted much of the time. How can she change this? And what do any of you believe it signifies?