DEAR HARRIETTE: The other night, my husband said something that’s been weighing on me. We were talking about my job, and he told me that maybe the reason I haven’t been moving up in my career is because I don’t have much drive anymore.

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He said it casually, like he didn’t mean any harm, but it hurt. I’ve been doing my best, even if my progress hasn’t been as fast as I’d like, and hearing that from someone I love and thought supported me was discouraging. It made me start questioning myself and wondering if he thinks I’m a failure.

I’ve been under a lot of pressure lately, and I wish he had offered encouragement instead of criticism.

When I told my husband how his words made me feel, he brushed it off and said he was just trying to motivate me. Now I feel both hurt and f

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