Wandering Along the Path: Right Speech

We had a bit of sun today, but it's still pretty gloomy. I went with a friend for a walk, which helped, then to the grocery store to get stuff. I had bought two coucous salads there, and it was so nice to have something I had not prepared. Tonight we're having Coq au Vin, which is easiest dinner to make. I wish my husband could cook, but he's tried, and several friends have tried to teach him, to no avail. He can make salads, and cook turkey bacon and do a mean grilled cheese sandwich. But anything else requires twice the time as doing it myself, because I have to instruct him every step of the way. I send him out to pick up food. But he cannot plan a meal at all. He also doesn't plan outings, or walks or gardens or anything. Yet he's not passive, and he will get up and go most places if I ask him to, but there isn no initiation. He was raised by a strong grandmother, and he just goes with the flow. At least around outings and cooking. He resists all change, out of anxiety. I pick my battles on changes and otherwise do my own thing, with my friends. That's how we cooperate. Our big compatibility was travel and art, and Covid has swept that away, but hopefully we'll resume gradually. He's got his Covid booster appointment Saturday, then we're good to go.