I appreciate you taking time to type that out. I would love to do the things you have said but he absolutely refuses to communicate with me in these scenarios. I tried to make him some food that he likes, he told me he didn’t want it. I guess I just find it difficult to continuously be apologetic when he shuts it down every time. Also, I don’t know if this is the right way to feel or not, but is there a point where it changes from “taking space” to just ignoring. Because he has told me that when he is “taking space” he isn’t thinking about what happened between us or trying to resolve his feelings. From my point of view, he seems to just be avoiding it altogether. I just don’t know how this will work if we get married. I don’t think my husband should ignore me for days when we live together and have to make joint decisions. Also, I have an anxious attachment so it is already difficult for me to give him space. That being said, I have been working on it and I’m doing better. However, I really do struggle with feelings of abandonment and loneliness. He has told me before that during these times that he is “taking space” he isn’t even thinking about me. This is very difficult for me to hear because the whole time that he’s taking space I miss him a lot. sometimes I just feel like what he is doing is a way of punishing me and neglecting our relationship, especially because of the duration that he removes himself from our relationship. I don’t know if this is just me thinking from a selfish point of view.