His Wife Wants To Quit Her Job To Be A Stay-At-Home Mom, But He Admitted That He Would Be Disappointed And Possibly Lose Some Respect For Her
This man is currently married, and he and his wife both have high-income jobs.
He does make a bit more than her, earning approximately $200,000 a year. Still, his wife makes over $150,000.
“So we wouldn’t be poor if she quit,” he noted.
After his wife recently let him know that she did want to quit her job and become a stay-at-home mom, though, he was not totally on board.
Yes, he claimed that he would support his wife.
“But I would personally be disappointed and maybe even lose some respect for her,” he admitted.
According to him, his wife is extremely talented and smart and has worked very hard for years to advance in her career.
She has a master’s degree, too, so he believes that if his wife quit her job, she would never get back to where she is in her career if she decided to start working again.
For context, he and his wife do share household responsibilities equally right now. They also realize that, while his wife quitting would cause their finances to take a hit, they could definitely live on a single income.
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Nonetheless, before they tied the knot, he and his wife talked about their future. And he doesn’t like that the plan is changing now.
Back then, he and his wife both agreed that they would live somewhere that would allow his wife to work while being near their kids’ school. At the same time, he would live with having a longer commute to his office in order to make life easier for his wife.
So, right now, his wife primarily works from home, and their kids’ school is under five minutes away from their home. To him, this is the ideal situation that they worked for, and he doesn’t want his wife to quit now.
“I respect that this is my wife’s decision, but I would be disappointed and don’t feel like I should have to pretend otherwise,” he vented.
Still, he can’t help but wonder whether telling his wife that he’d be disappointed with her for quitting makes him a jerk or not.
Do you think he’s in the wrong for being honest with his wife? Can you understand why the loss of income is causing him to feel hesitant? How can he handle this situation?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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