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[quote=Anonymous]Any help here would be appreciated.

My wife and I were married nearly a decade ago and have by all accounts a wonderful marriage. When we were married we had little to no money so we moved in with my wife's grandfather, who happily took us in. My wife is a very loving person, she has always been compassionate and works with young children for a living. After years of hard work we have gotten to the point where we can now afford to purchase our own home.

I have gotten attached to my wife's grandfather and want to bring him along with us, but my wife is totally against it. It is true that he said some weird kitchen habits, and is sometimes at home all the time which disrupts our sex life. But he doesn't make much money and I am nervous about making him find his own place. My wife says I underestimate him and he's totally capable of living on his own. He could not afford the apartment he lives in now without us chipping in on the rent. It would not be financially feasible for us to pay some of his rent and pay our own mortgage. I don't think he makes enough money to live on his own in DC and have tried to explain this to my wife. She won't have it.

Again, my wife is usually very loving and compassionate but I think she is being absolutely ruthless here. While I would prefer living alone with her, I couldn't live with myself if her grandfather was living in squalor. I also have developed a fear that if something bad happened to me and I could no longer provide for her she would act the same way to me.

I feel very trapped in this situation. I know a husband is in a way duty bound to stand behind his wife with these kids of family issues. However, I do not feel morally comfortable going along with her here.

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