It is a long story, thanks for the patience:
Marry 12 years with a 7 years old daughter.
They both love their daughter very much.
He is boring guy and stay at home most of the time while she is very popular and outgoing.
He responsible for earning and she takes charge of everthing of the family.
He knows she is always right but her temper is not good, having conflict in daily life is natural but she will be very angry if thing are not done exactly what she wants. She also find their helper make her very angry, change 5 in past 3 years already and she said she won't change the last one as she knows all will be the same but she decide to stay at home less since half year ago.
She said she is very dispointing with her husband of not knowing what she wants and she wants to find the way of living that she likes. She started to have some new friends and go out lately almost every day, even at home, talk the phone or sms all the time, all her friends are male.
Her husband is not happy about that, but she said she treats them as friends only, she is not happy when staying at home, he should support her and she is not gonna to change. She is very angry if he asks more. (she is always right in the past 12 years)
He is very painful because he dosen't know if he should believe her and he really cannot accept this kind of living especially he think she is not responsible for the family including her daughter (she asks her father why mother never come back before she sleeps), furthermore, he feels very tired of taking care her daughter alone after work and he has financial burden as well as her spending increase very much recently.
He starts to think of separation but he also think of her daughter. On the other hand, she dosen't want to change, she wants to keep her way of living and dosen't want to hurt her daughter.
What should the man do?
ringoivy, I think he tends to take your word. Of course he still working, helper take care his daughter, their monthly expense over 100k though he spend less than 10k a month himself. She get use to be always right for many years, difficult to change.
原文章由 Sadman07 於 08-8-28 17:13 發表
Spring, you have rightly point out his problem, he doesn't know how to "tum" her. She complain amny times. The problem is that he does not know how to do and he find she has double standard (maybe log ...
Spring, you have rightly point out his problem, he doesn't know how to "tum" her. She complain amny times. The problem is that he does not know how to do and he find she has double standard (maybe logically, she expect her husb more), she seldom satisfy his choice of gift, while she appreciate much of others gift
As a family man for so many years, he does not have many friends. Moreover, it is difficult for him to talk to other his story, just can talk to his 2 best friends, their opinion is expected, no man can tolerate that. He thinks that man may have bias, therefore, he ask for ladies' view here (BK). Seem majority, even ladies share the similar view....
The decision is very easy if no children, but..
The decision is easier if she has affair, but he cannot prove... he still think this is just her character problem, but he is quite sure she is not gonig to change after knowing her so many years......
Innocent daughter will suffer the most. However, the wife is very selfish as she only consider what she wants, not what the family needs. If divorce is the only solution, I think the man should tell the daugher what is happening. In fact, a 7 years old girl know quite clear about what is a divorce. My colleague's daugther knew their parents were separated when she was 4, she is 6 now. What is the different between to have a mother shows no caring or no mother?
What is she talking about? She doesn't want to divorce but agreed to move out of their home? So she keeps this marriage only for their daughter? But what is she doing? Apparently, she is the one who does not care about their daughter? What's the point of that? She just doesn't want to be the bad guy here! I don't see there is any benefit to keep this wife/mom in your family!
He is almost 40 and she is just over 30.
He never scold her but she scold him often for minor things.
She is pretty but he is not good looking at all.
Her dream is having her own business and he support her to start her small business a year ago. The first few months is good, because she finds she can have more flexible time including taking care her daughter (she work all along before, she said she cannot stay at home all time), but since then, when she has more friend (male), the responsibility of taking care their daughter leave to him.
He thinks of separation as he feels very upset of what she did, after talk, she said she cannot stand staying in their house and agree to move out, but she also said she doesn't want to divorce for the benefit of their daughter.
Does she have a job? A full time mother might become bad-tempered after years of non-stop housework / baby sitting, etc. If her husband, as a boring person, seldom communicate with her, she'll become frustrated and seeking for peers outside. Although she shouldn't have come home late often, it might be her own way to escape from what makes her bored.
I'll suggest the HE trying to pamper SHE before scolding her behaviors. Perhaps she'll eventually understand that even though HE is boring but he loves her the best.
What the hell of this woman, huh? Become the mother for 7 years and she still being naive like that! Is she still wants to trace back the love feeling rather than keeping well of her family?
Although divorce is worst for family, especially for the next generation, it is the final way to release a marriage. But in most case not to touch wood, make sure to let the way of divorce becomes a warning of that woman. Of couse, maybe she prefers that way and I will call this woman as a bitch! If that woman loves her daughter, please take care of her daughter's mind and the whole family, even though she don't want to care about his husband.
Is the lady implying a separation but waiting for the man to speak up?
Just based on the limited information, the lady is not a good mother/wife. A bad role model from the family may not be a better thing for the daughter than having a broken family.
Yes, she does complain that all activities are with the daughter , therefore, they try dinner for 2 only. But still, talk the phone and sms. They did talk, he express his unhappy on what she did (it is very specific : he wants her to spend more time for the family and not angry easily - everytime she stay at home she find many thing make her angry and resulting everybody unhappy) but she said she is not happy at home, he not supporting her (all these are very non-specific and he finds that he does not know what to do).
honestly divorce is not an good idea.
by the way, did the man even talk to his wife? in a womans point of view, hecan arrange a nice candle dinner, have a talk with his wife, to tell her what he's thinking and the words from the bottom of his heart. Keep his high EQ as i think his wife won't listen to him at the every beginning, but the soft tone can help.