I can’t believe he’s been hanging in there for this long.
One of the many reasons why I don’t want kids, is because I DO NOT want to end up like her husband.
Working fulltime, doing all the childcare, the chores (who in the actual hell thinks making 3 meals for 4 people every day is no big deal? I can barely do that for myself!) AND a partner like OOP on top of all of that?
That sounds awful. It’s one thing to be a STAP, and deal with a partner who thinks you don’t do much. (Also sucks, and would hate that.) But he was basically a STAF while he worked fulltime, and not even from home.
How did this man do it for so long? She mentions him being exhausted, and not wanting to be intimate a lot. Yo, I’d be a zombie in his place, and here he is, being an A+ dad. And as far as the lack of intimacy?
Yeah, it’s pretty hard to have a libido when you’re that tired. Not to mention, I would NOT be attracted to my partner if they treated me this way. She thought he was a bum, and not doing enough. I guarantee you that she showed that to him.
Blegh, I feel sorry for the guy, he is a catch and a half, and she didn’t appreciate him at all.
BUT, it does sound like that’s over now. She better not backslide though. I’m 33f, and I know other single women my age. A really nice, affectionate guy, great job, wonderful with his two kids, who sound amazing btw, and cooks every day?
He’d get snapped up in absolutely no time.