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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Two observations:  (1) being in Asia for four years for your job seems like a death blow to her career, esp. in this economy.  Her anger at you for that fact (or circumstance) appears to be coming out in her verbal abuse.  Yes, I think you need to counseling for that.  But you need to own up to the fact that you have, indeed, played a role in the death of her career.

(2) She can't possibly run around 24/7 working on her job search.  Some days are reasonably going to be spent on other things, including organizing her shoes, cleaning, reading novels, and really doing whatever the hell she pleases.  You're not her father and you're not the unemployment police.  Time to get off her back.[/quote]

I agree with this. I work in a comparable field and there are not a lot of positions available. DC is incredibly competitive and employers are likely looking to hire people who haven't taken several years off to move to Asia, and who have been in the field all along. It sounds like your wife hasn't come to terms with the fact that that is lost time, and she has to start again at the bottom.

I get where you're coming from, but from her perspective, it has to seem like you initiated this move to Asia, you won't acknowledge the problems that it has created for her career, and now you're badgering her to get a job. [/quote]

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