Every time.

And every time he took it beautifully.

That is what I could never explain to anybody afterward.

He never once shouted about the house.

He never sulked.

He would say, “You’re right, it’s yours, forget I said it,” and then he would be charming for a fortnight.

I told my friend Nadia once, in 2023, that I had a husband who never fought about money, and she said I was lucky.

Here is the sentence I have arrived at after two years and a great deal of professional help.