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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I say this as someone in a very similiar situation: be PROUD of your DH instead of jealous.  Jealousy is honestly the root of all evil - it will rot your marriage.  Embrace his success and then figure out how to make yourself more successful as well.  [b]It is not a zero sum game - his success does not impede yours.[/b][/quote]

NP.  Yes and no.  Time is in fact a zero-sum game.  There's only so much of it to go around.  And often one partner sacrificing in terms of taking on more family responsibilities does in fact directly contribute to their partners increased success.

Yes the family is a joint endeavor, and yes jealousy will damage the marriage. Yet it is also unfair to not acknowledge some of the hard truths about trying to balance the demands of careers and family.[/quote]

Who isn't acknowledging it?  Unless OP's husband is a sexist, domineering jerk who refuses to be a full partner, then OP has to own that they have gotten to this point collectively.  If she wants it to change, venting here is a waste of time.  She needs to communicate with her husband and figure out how to make more time to focus on her career.  That assumes she has a plan and knows what she wants to do.  More planning, more communicating, less whining.[/quote]

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