We’d spent our first session introducing ourselves and covering our individual backgrounds and medical histories while sitting next to each other on a small couch.  When we walked into our second marriage counseling session, we found two chairs set up a few feet apart facing one another.
This was, apparently, the proper setting for The Dialogue.
That’s [...]

“Honey…”
“Yeah?” he calls over his shoulder, 3/4s of his gaze still on the TV.
“You know how for the last few holidays, Christmas and stuff, we haven’t exchanged gifts or anything?”
“Mmmhhh…” I suspect 3/4s of him is not listening to me, but I can work with 25%.
“I hated that. I know we did it for [...]