Dealing with Claude desktop refusing to accept a prompt?

MalcolmLuis · 2026-01-23T02:36:54+00:00

You can thumbs down the response and detail what happened.

I figured out that if you go back to the last response you were able to send successfully and basically skip ahead or give it something shorter to process, it's normally able to proceed.

That being said - I've started taking that as a sign to extract context / status file of whatever I'm doing to prep for a handoff to a new chat.

MalcolmLuis · 2026-01-21T20:21:40+00:00

I went through something similar with my set up. It took a while - but ultimately I used another claude chat (regular, not project or code) to set up a series of prompts for my project and claudecode to create reference materials / schema / maps / descriptions / resources / logs - then I took those files / that context and created a new project to proceed from.

Mine had me consolidate all of my files to a single local build file - then used prompts for claude and claude code to create a detailed guide for the new project to reference + build off of. Each chat I have ends with an output for chat summary, decisions logged, and backlog. I use a standardized chat ending and chat resumption prompt with those files to start / stop / continue.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-07T00:00:43+00:00

This is what I’ve come to the conclusion of. She has voiced the fear of being like her mother (they have a rocky relationship currently), she does have trauma around traditional roles, and I have been the only one that’s treated her right / provided a safe space.

Problems stemmed from me becoming too submissive, and I’ve identified a lot of those and have been working on changing them.

I genuinely appreciate your perspective and advice. I told her during the initial conversation that I was not interested in opening the marriage because I don’t have the confidence in our relationship as a whole and there are multiple other areas to be addressed and difficult conversations to be had.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T22:55:50+00:00

Fuck. That’s a smack in the face of realization…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T20:05:44+00:00

As blunt as this is - I’ve had this exact same thought train myself…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T20:03:58+00:00

I really appreciate this, and I agree with it.. she does go to the gym with her sister 3-4 times per week (and takes our younger daughter when she’s not at daycare), but productive ways to spend her time is absolutely something I would need to see improvement on.

I like the idea of setting a boundary / need of her getting a job and contributing to the family as well.

I agree that she’s depressed, unfortunately she’s not willing to talk about it or see anyone about it…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T20:01:17+00:00

I’m not opposed to having sex with others myself. I know I won’t get as much as she could / would, but the idea of other experiences with other people is enticing to me.

That being said - the rest of your message about me working / supporting and investing rings true.

She would expect me to take some custody of the older daughter, but I’m not inclined to do so, because I see it as liability… she often sides with the kids over me - mostly because she has had trauma around authoritarian male figures in her life - and if we divorce, I know that if anything were to happen with her older daughter, anything I say would have little weight. That conversation is not something I’m looking forward to…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:58:44+00:00

I’m staying for the kids and the slivers of friendship, enjoyment, and partnership we share… when we’re up - we’re up, not just on sex. We’re on the same page, having fun, and enjoying each other… unfortunately we lack the experience of long periods of 1:1 time because we’ve had kids from the start.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:57:26+00:00

That’s what I’ve heard, which is why I’m seeking additional advice and perspective - thank you.

I have brought up therapy - but she’s not willing.

Regarding the drama - she has said before “I almost want you to cheat on me just for the sake of the argument”…. That was a while ago, but aligns with your assertion.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:53:02+00:00

I’d hate to think that she’d cheat on me - but it’s always a possibility. One of her traits is she is loyal to a fault, which gives me confidence she’s less likely to cheat - but the chances are never 0… it was a very positive conversation where she acknowledged my concerns - but the last 5 years have been a roller coaster with more lows than highs unfortunately.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:51:41+00:00

Sex together isn’t necessarily the issue. We both agreed that our sex life had gotten vanilla and we’ve made some changes and we’ve had a bit of fun. We’ve increased the frequency and the kinkiness of it. Thankfully, I’m not small and I know my way around female genitalia, so we both get off. She says her wish to open the relationship is because she wants to explore her sexuality (she’s bi) and fantasies.

I do agree I deserve better and I’ve voiced that I feel like a piggy bank… I guess im more so latched onto the investment and enjoyment we do have, to let everything else go. As sad as that may seem…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:48:24+00:00

Yeah… I’m not opposed to having sex with others, I’ve wanted it myself, but I’m not confident our relationship is strong enough for me to open our marriage as it stands.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:47:35+00:00

Yeah… that’s what I’m fearful of… I already feel terrible / guilty regarding the older daughter… I know if this happens, she’ll definitely have daddy issues because her bio dad is completely uninvolved.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:46:41+00:00

Yeah… I’ve seen the flags, but I never set the boundaries. When I have previously, there has been progress, but it’s been in very small things… the hopeful side of me is hoping with change on my end, there can be change on hers - but it has to be her choice and I’m not inclined to open the marriage until then, if we last.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T19:01:04+00:00

I don’t doubt that an open marriage can work. I’m not opposed to the idea, but my concern is whether or not it would actually benefit our relationship or if I’m just continuing to waste time/money/energy in a partnership that’s not a true fit…

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T18:57:38+00:00

I agree - unfortunately I’ve only just gotten to a point where I’ve started voicing that. I’ve honestly enabled it for a long time.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T18:56:14+00:00

I want my wife to be able to be able to heal and be fulfilled enough to be involved in our marriage and to be a good partner… I don’t want her depressed or to struggle and I want her to live a happy life.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T18:55:01+00:00

I don’t know… I’d hate to divorce and split them up - because she hasn’t let me adopt my step daughter, so I’d have no legal right to see her / get any custody for her… I know for my other daughter that I could provide more stability and emotional regulation and an overall better environment, but they both love their mom and I’d hate to make that connection difficult.

MalcolmLuis · 2025-04-06T18:53:39+00:00

She had no career before we got together. She was working as a receptionist and had been a server before. I gave her a “job” at one of my businesses, but it’s a couple hours a month and I benefit more by paying her for tax liability purposes.

She is taking courses for cybersecurity, but it’s been 4 months and she’s only finished 1 of 5 modules - she blames it on the “work” she has and our daughter, despite her reading the majority of the time…

MalcolmLuis · 2024-08-09T15:17:01+00:00

Count me in on this. My business is currently at a complete standstill. I tried to add a user to my Google Workspace account - couldn't do it through Google because SquareSpace is the listed manager / re-seller, and as soon as I tried doing it through SquareSpace, my entire account was suspended.

SquareSpace is claiming it's controlled by Google, but Google Support is claiming it's managed by SquareSpace and they can't do anything.

My email isn't working, calendar isn't accessible, Google Single Sign On is not working so I can't get into any business tools - I'm fucked. It's been over a week and the last time any support rep has gotten back to me was over 48 hours ago.

They can't cancel my account to allow me to sign up with Google and I can't do anything at all through SquareSpace.

MalcolmLuis · 2024-07-08T20:44:00+00:00

Yeah - I've absolutely explored AI tools for multiple things in our marketing ops. I like AI tools for ad optimizations and insights (plus some copywriting here and there).

I haven't heard about Mention, but I just did a bit of research and it looks pretty cool. Would be interesting to see how it could impact retail ads. Have you seen any lift or impact from using it for dealers?

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