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My partner and I have been arguing a lot since I lost my job. My job had dragged down my confidence to the point were I felt miserable and useless and I told this to my partner thinking he would understand why I haven't been my usual self. But with all the arguing we have been doing I now feel worse. I feel like he doesn't understand and that hes pulling away from me emotionally. He comes home from work barely says anything to me and spends most of his time on his phone/computer/tablet pc but then complains that we never spend time together.I know that part of the problem is that hes stressed as his job is our only income till I get another job. When we don't argue everything is wonderful and he is an amazing man but then we argue and he makes me feel like ive done something wrong and I cant do anything right. How do I get things back to how they used to be and stop him from pulling away from me?

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Let him see that you are actively seeking out a job so he doesn't feel like you may be just using him to sit about at home and do nothing. Give him space to be on his phone etc after work, if he has stress all day at work it is normal in the evening he might crave some alone time. Cook him sometrhing special on a friday night and dress up for him and try and make a date out of it. Ask him about his day and what is stressing him out. offer him a massage or a drink or whatever he needs to unwind. The main thing is talk, get him to voice his frustration about work so he doesn't take it out on you. When he starts to argue just tell him you will give him some space and youll be there when he is ready. it is probably not you doing anything wrong, just stress building up from other things. find something you two can do together that makes you calm and you can anjoy

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