[Kiddiss]

Nightmare, I don't think you look "emo" at all. I think that haircut is very flattering.

I'm glad the friend finally admitted that he was being childish and the two of you worked it out without involving your husband.

My husband-creature picks on me all the time- but the moment anyone else says anything mean about me, he is on them like a mongoose on a cobra. He almost got his boss fired at the place he worked when we first got married. I forget exactly what was said, but it was something really mean about my being disabled. We technically could have sued the company for what he said thanks to the Americans With Disabilities Act.

You might want to pose to your husband a hypothetical situation of someone saying something offensive to or about you in his presence. Ask him how he would react. If you don't like his answer, explain your concerns to him. Maybe he doesn't feel like you need anyone sticking up for you. He may be completely in the dark. Just a suggestion :3