My wife (36F) won't stop forcing me to drink her coffee... I don't want to hurt her feelings but I can't go on like this.

My grandpa lost his job recently (my grandma is still working) and, since then, he's become very obsessed with mowing his lawn. He has a pretty big yard (about 10 acres, with lots of trees), and he's been working on it for hours almost every day trying to make it perfect (even though he shouldn't because of his health).

If your girlfriend is anything like my grandpa, she probably feels guilty that she's not contributing to the household income, so she feels like she needs to be productive with something else. Maybe making you coffee gives her something to do so that she feels like she's contributing and supporting you.

You need to have a heart to heart with her. Ask her how she's feeling with everything that's going on, and if she's been feeling upset about not being employed right now. Tell her how much you appreciate her taking time to make you coffee. Tell her that you think that you need to cut down on drinking so much coffee, because drinking more than three cups a day makes you feel sick. Be gentle, but make sure that you are honest with her. You guys need to talk this through.

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