I've heard so many stories of wives pulling the old switcharoo.
"Of course I'll work when we're married honey!"
Nope.
They just want to stay at home and live the retired life. Let's face it though. If you don't have kids, there's really no reason to have a stay at home wife. All the cleaning and cooking and errands can be knocked out together in a couple hours on the weekend.
My brother was recently victim to this switcharoo and it eats at him. He makes good money but he's in a very unstable industry. It would relieve a lot of financial pressure to have his wife work and he's told her that but she refuses to get a job. If he decides to divorce, it will obviously hurt him financially so he's in a bit of a bind.
Obviously you can't force your wife to work and he's tried his best to communicate his feelings but he's in a bit of a catch 22.
Does anybody have any experience convincing their wife to get a job?
I think part of the reason why this happened is because the wife still believes in traditional values in a sense so if he asks for financial help, it makes the husband less of a man in her eyes since he can't provide but let's face it, we don't live in the 50s anymore. Job security does not exist.
Both partners need to pull their weight unless one of them makes millions of dollars.
"Of course I'll work when we're married honey!"
Nope.
They just want to stay at home and live the retired life. Let's face it though. If you don't have kids, there's really no reason to have a stay at home wife. All the cleaning and cooking and errands can be knocked out together in a couple hours on the weekend.
My brother was recently victim to this switcharoo and it eats at him. He makes good money but he's in a very unstable industry. It would relieve a lot of financial pressure to have his wife work and he's told her that but she refuses to get a job. If he decides to divorce, it will obviously hurt him financially so he's in a bit of a bind.
Obviously you can't force your wife to work and he's tried his best to communicate his feelings but he's in a bit of a catch 22.
Does anybody have any experience convincing their wife to get a job?
I think part of the reason why this happened is because the wife still believes in traditional values in a sense so if he asks for financial help, it makes the husband less of a man in her eyes since he can't provide but let's face it, we don't live in the 50s anymore. Job security does not exist.
Both partners need to pull their weight unless one of them makes millions of dollars.
Put the internet to work for you.
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