Welcome to the group! It's been helpful to me in countless ways and I hope it helps you, too. First, to annswer your question about him not remembering what you told him a fewhn minutes earlier...yes. He doesn't remember. It can be hard to get used to at first. I used to think he was ignoring my responses to his questions or that he didn't hear me. Nope. It's the disease. He's still in there, though. Try to remember that. One thing I found extremely helpful is to think of my husband as an emotional sponge. His memory is shot, but he can read and reflect emotions like never before. That means if I am even slightly annoyed with him or frustrated, he takes those emotions in and amplifies them back. That's bad news for both of us. I found it better to do my best to keep my cool no matter what. I can fall apart at a later time, but not when he's nearby. I don't think of this as being emotionally dishonest. I'm being as loving as I can with our situation as it is. I'm recognizing our new reality.