Husband Dismisses Calls to Help Out More at Home
- A 59-year-old man recently divorced since his wife left is struggling financially and emotionally while living alone.
- His husband works 20 days a month out of state for an oil rigging company, leaving limited quality time together.
- During a recent spinal surgery recovery, a caregiver left to visit friends despite his pain, returning briefly before leaving again.
- He reported that the son, who is high-functioning on the spectrum, left home four months ago and cut off all contact by changing his phone number.
- The man plans to ease back into dating and accepts a small buyout offer for a house he and his former spouse owned for 23 years.
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Husband dismisses calls to help out more at home
DEAR ABBY: I was once a stay-at-home wife. I did all the cooking, housekeeping, etc. Due to a downturn in the industry where my husband was a highly paid executive, he returned to a health-care career using his bachelor's degree.…
Men want everything to stay in the apartment as it is. Women, on the other hand, love the change. Elena Rauch writes in her couple column "problem zones" about the consequences.
Dear Abby: Husband dismisses calls to help out more at home – Usa news
DEAR ABBY: I was once a stay-at-home wife. I did all the cooking, housekeeping, etc. Due to a downturn in the industry where my husband was a highly paid executive, he returned to a health-care career using his bachelor’s degree. I returned to work in a well-paying but demanding job. So now I cook, we eat. He sits down to watch TV, and I clean while watching TV. When I ask for help, he accuses me of being a nag. I’m growing more and more depress…
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