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Reply to "impact of going part time at work on your marriage"
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[quote=Anonymous]My job doesn't pay much, so it's kind of a wash whether I work or not financially. However, it's important to keep a foot in the door, so I'm not willing to quit altogether. It's seasonally busy, and my marriage is MUCH better when it's not. I work about 25% time most of the time, and about 60% time (some weekend hours) about 20 weeks/year. We outsource a lot of the domestic work anyway, but I pick up a lot of slack usually, and can do all the kid stuff (school events, volunteering, shopping, etc.). My husband also has ADD, so I resent his forgetfulness a lot less when it isn't going to cause me a major scheduling problem, so we fight less, etc.. I could make a lot more money if I started back full time, but neither of us really wants that. I think we'd be divorced in a year. So, in my opinion, one more flexible/less intense schedule is very helpful to a marriage. This only works if your spouse doesn't equate only $$$ with value to the household, though.[/quote]
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