I agree with StillWaters. Keep the contact to the bare essentials. stbxah does the same stuff to me-but sporadically. Now that I have disengaged I just either hang up or if lambasted in an email do not respond to what he just spewed but ask the same bland question again. Usually after the 3rd or 4th time of getting no response and the same question he will answer. If he does not, I email that since he is not responding to what I am asking that the arrangements are ---whatever. Sometimes it is like dealing with a child. You provide an option that is just opposite of what you want because then they are sure to disagree just for the sake of disagreeing and then tell it will be done the way you wanted it done in the first place. All the convoluted corredspondence to get a straight answer gets tedious sometimes though.