She Went Out And Got A New Job That Pays More Than What Her Husband Makes Just So She Could Deflate Her Husband’s Ego
Sometimes there is nothing I can’t stand more than when someone acts more entitled or rude because they have a fancy job.
Of course, we want to support our loved ones who get ahead and succeed, but some people make a conscious effort to remind us of how well-off they are.
One woman recently one-upped her husband after his comments about his new job became misogynistic.
Eight months ago, her husband got his new job.
“Since then, he became a bit full of himself and started acting very weird with me and around others,” she explained. “He now acts like everything is paid by him.”
He would act like that even though she also has an above-average salary, and they’ve always split their expenses.
When he started working, he would use his new salary to give her little treats like flowers, a nice dinner, and even a small spa getaway. But then, all of the “treating” became too much and was worked into their daily lifestyle together.
He’d tell her to buy whatever she wanted at certain shops, which might sound nice, but it becomes a bit excessive and pompous when it happens all the time. It got to the point where he would ‘flex’ over how he bought a fancier toilet paper for the house!
“He acted like this in front of others, too,” she said. “Everyone had to know how much money he made and how lucky I was to be treated so well by him.”
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The last straw for her was when they were at a gathering, and a man made a comment, saying, “Women are really good at spending all the money we men make, right?”
Sadly, she watched her husband laugh and agree with that man before telling the party about how he bought her a bike she had never used. However, that bike was paid for using some of the money she got from selling her own bike. The rest was paid for using a bonus she got at work.
After hearing him talk like that, she decided to try and get a better job, and she didn’t tell her husband she was interviewing. She got rejected from places for 3 months until she finally landed a position with a salary that was a little higher than her husband’s.
Instead of celebrating her new job, her husband felt insulted once he heard about it. First, he told her he felt betrayed and that she was being petty. Then, he turned the tables and told her that all he had been doing the past eight months was make her feel like his money was hers.
“When I told him he did the exact opposite, he said he was just happy he could finally contribute to our marriage,” she added.
She now worries that she may have taken things a little too far, as she admittedly only started looking for a new job because she was frustrated with him.
How can this couple resolve these money-related issues?
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