How can I help my husband work on better communication? He can never express himself and tends to become passive aggressive when he isn’t happy about something. He knows it’s a problem but nothing I say changes his ability to get better at telling me what’s on his mind. I think this is because of the way he was raised, but it doesn’t help if we can’t find a way of dealing with any challenge like sensible, calm adults. I feel as if our marriage would change completely if we could resolve this. What should I do?
You should both consider speaking to a professional because this needs to change. You’re right about the importance of better communication and your husband needs to accept that too. Not having the right tools is perfectly okay, as is asking for help if this can lead to a better, stronger marriage. You can also introduce small changes on a daily basis to make it easier for you both to handle your feelings towards each other. Tell your husband that you’re committed to improving things, remind him that this is a partnership, and accept that this may be a difficult thing to accomplish but it is certainly not an impossible one. Patience and love will take you both a long way.

My friend recently flirted with me at a party and then behaved as if nothing happened the next day. I don’t know if he was just testing the waters to see how he would react. How do I know if this was just silliness or if there’s something more to what he did? Does he have feelings for me?
If you have a question, you shouldn’t be afraid to ask it. This shouldn’t be an awkward thing given that you are friends and presumably adults. A direct question also eliminates the possibility of misunderstanding any gesture, which is always a good thing. Remind him of what happened and ask him if there was anything specific that he was trying to say.